How to Manage IPv6 Deployments
Review of IPv4 and Differences to IPv6
- Ipv4 History and Weaknesses
- Address Space and its Limits
- Functionality
- IP Control Protocols and Complexity
- IPv4 Routing Overview
- Overview of the IP Protocol Headers
- Terminology
- Protocol Elements inherited from IPv4
- New IPv6 Protocol Elements, Flow Label and others
- Detailed IPv6 Header Element Discussion
- Extension Header Concept in IPv6
- Type and Order of Extension Headers
- Routing Headers
- Fragmentation
- Option Header, Jumbograms
- Security Headers
- Practical Exercise
- Laptop Configuration for IPv6 under Windows XP and LINUX
- Determine the structure of an IPv6 Header
Details of IPv6 Addressing
- Address types
- Unicast, Multicast and Anycast Addresses
- Address Structures
- Interfaces and Addresses
- Details of ICMPv6
- Diagnostic Messages
- Echo Messages
- Multicast Messages
- Router and Neighbor Messages
- Redirect Messages
- Practical Exercise
- IPv6 Log File Analysis
- Address Configuration Options
- DHCPv6 Details
- Link-Local Address Generation
- Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
- Neighbor Discovery with ICMPv6
- Duplicate Address Detection Mechanism
- Practical Exercise
- Generation of an IPv6 Host Address based on MAC Address and Link-Local Address using Modified Extended Unique Identifier Mechanism
- Name Resolution in IPv6
- DNS Overview
- DNS Enhancements for IPv6
- Compatibility Issues with IPv4
IPv6 Routing Concepts
- Address Architecture and Hierarchy
- Routing Protocol Overview
- Intra Domain Routing Protocols
- Inter Domain Routing Protocols
- Practical exercise
- Completion of a RIP Routing table example based on a given scenario
IPv6 Deployment Obsticals and Solutions
- IP Network Overview and Problem Description
- Impact on other Protocol Layers
- IPv6 Addressing Issues
- Migration Strategies
- IPv4 / IPv6 Coexistance
- Selected Deployment Use Cases
- Dual Stack host problems
- DNS / DHCP Issues
- Migration Issues with supported features at gateways, routers and servers.
- Practical exercise
- Introduction of commands to verify IPv6 and DNS configuration, check TCP connections and reachability under IPv6.
Operation of IPv6
- Security, VPN Configuration and Operation
- Threats and Security Attacks regarding IP
- IPSec configuration with Authentication
- IPSec configuration with Ciphering
- Key exchange method overviews
- Mobile IP in IPv6
- Mobile IP Basic Operation Principles
- Use of Destination Options for Mobile IPv6
- ICMP Protocol Enhancements
- Home Agent Solicitation
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