About
IPv4 (IP) addresses are running out around the world. A daily updated trend based prediction currently suggests late 2011, however industry experts are picking the day to be much sooner. Either way, this is well within the lifetime of current equipment and IT solutions within your business.
The IPv6 protocol was designed 10 years ago to eventually replace IPv4 in a gradual adoption, with the two co-existing side by side for several years. This adoption has started to pick up pace significantly in the past year, with most major operating systems and many network equipment vendors now supporting IPv6.
IPv6 for Business will teach you the skills to begin experimenting with IPv6, and planning the adoption of this new protocol in your organisation’s network.
Learning Objectives
• Learn about the history of the Internet and IPv6, its advantages, and the motivation for deploying it in your network
• Gain exposure to the IPv6 protocol, and the IPv6 addressing architecture
• Learn how IPv6 works in the wider Internet, and how to work with your ISP to achieve good IPv6 connectivity
• Understand popular IPv6 tunnelling mechanisms, and how these may already be impacting your network today
• Be able to identify and resolve common IPv6 problems that may already exist in your network today
• Learn how servers and desktop computers interact with each other, and with network equipment such as routers and firewalls.
• Learn how network services such as DNS operate in the IPv6 network.
• Learn about IPv6 support in common software and operating systems.
• Find out what to look for and ask for when considering future proof software and hardware solutions from your vendors.
Who Should Attend?
Anyone who is likely to be affected by the adoption of IPv6 from organisations such as:
• Government departments
• Educational facilities
• Large corporate organisations
• Any organisation involved in the design and maintenance of computer software, components, systems or networks.
Including roles such as:
• CIO
• IT Managers
• Network engineers
• Network designers
• Network consultants
Training Methodology
This two-day course will use case study examples and group exercises, as well as tutorial sessions. All attendees will be provided with a workbook and supporting slides. It is expected that attendees will have some level of networking experience and a basic understanding of IPv4. Laptops and equipment will be provided, but feel free to bring your own laptop as well.
Outline
Where did IPv6 come from?
• History of the Internet and the status of IPv4
• Depletion of IPv4 Addresses
• Motivation for IPv6
The IPv6 protocol
• IPv6 addresses
• IPv6 header format
• Obtaining IPv6 Addresses
• Multicast and unicast
• Fragmentation
• Extension headers
• Common misconceptions
• IPv6 compared with IPv4
IPv6 operation
• Address assignment
• Auto-configuration
• DHCPv6
• Discovering routers
• Local Link Addresses
• Neighbor discovery
The IPv6 Internet
• Who does what?
• How the Internet works today
• The structure of the IPv6 network
• How the IPv6 network will change
Working with IPv6
• Cisco and Juniper routers
• Windows XP, 2000 and Vista
• Mac OS X
• Unix and Linux
IPv4 and IPv6 Co-existence
• Teredo
• 6to4
• ISATAP
• Address selection and DNS
• Differences between operating systems
Debugging and problem solving with IPv6
• Common tools
• Resources
• Common problems
DNS and IPv6
• Why use DNS
• Interaction between DNS and IPv6
• Best practices
IPv6 and applications
• Web browsers
• Web servers
• Windows servers
• Mail servers
• Writing software for IPv6
• Other applications
Getting connected
• Tunnel brokers
• Working with your ISP
Facilitator
Nathan Ward, Consultant/Director, Braintrust Ltd
Nathan Ward is a leading Internet consultant who has been active in the Internet industry for many years, working with many ISPs, telcos and content providers in both New Zealand, and worldwide. He has a broad knowledge of all aspects of the Internet, but has been focussed on IPv6 for the past 3 years. Nathan is active in the Internet engineering task force (IETF) particularly in the IPv6 space, and is regularly publishing key research to help the industry understand the IPv6 rollout.
Braintrust specialises in developing and maintaining IT and Telecommunications infrastructure. We work with Telcos and ISPs and Enterprises of all shapes and sizes helping them to provide voice and data services, as well as behind-the-scenes support systems. They eat complex and unique problems for breakfast.
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