IPv6. Networks based on the IP protocol version 6. Implementation, design, configuration, implementation

Author: Regis Desmeules

ISBN: 83-01-14818-7
Format: 165x240, 508 pages
Soft binding
Publisher: PWN

About the book

With the proliferation of Internet devices such as 3G phones, handheld computers and other wireless devices that require a globally unique IP address, the list of available internet addresses will soon be exhausted. This book shows how to use IP protocol version 6 to stay ahead of events and protect yourself from running out of address space, avoiding cumbersome attempts to expand addresses and apply the new Internet capabilities that will secure every need in the coming decades.

The book presents an in-depth technical description of designing, configuring, entering and removing IPv6 errors on Cisco routers with practical examples and lifecycle applications. You can find management strategies, integration rules and international implications. Each chapter ends with audit questions that allow you to check knowledge and help you remember key concepts. It is the right source of information for people looking for complete information about the new version of the IP protocol, as well as for those who want to learn the implementation rules in line with the official Cisco interpretation.

The book presents:

• discussion of the history and motivations underlying the new protocol, including IPv4 and NAT address space restrictions;
• fast growing of internet routing tables, international issues, mobility, security;
• header format, addressing, MTU path recognition (PMTUD), IPv6 with link layer technologies, EUI-64 ID format, ICMPv6 protocol, auto-configuration, neighborhood recognition protocol, DAD (duplication of address) detection and use of DNS in IPv6;
• BGP4 +, RIPng, IS-IS for IPv6 comparison and references and routing examples for Cisco IOS software;
• transition from Ipv4 and coexisting both versions (Dual Stack), configured tunnel, basic routing encapsulation (GRE), 6to4, 6to4 Relay and configuration of ISATAP and NAT-PT protocols;
• activation, configuration and operation of the Cisco router with Ipv6 addresses, prefixes, ACL lists for Ipv6, Ipv6 permissive routing protocols, CEFv6 and several other coexistence mechanisms;
• interaction of the host router with Microsoft Windows, Solaris, FreeBSD, Linux and Tru64 UNIX;
• initial internet description of IPv6 and address allocation in 6Bone;
• implementation of the practical operation of Ipv6 connections in corporate networks using the allocation of prefixes by ARIN, RIPE and APNIC.

The book is part of the training path prepared by Cisco Systems including simulations and practical trainings prepared by the authorized partners of the company and a series of textbooks published by Cisco Press. It belongs to the series of tutorials published by Cisco Press.