Duration
4 days
Overview
The Internet Protocol has been deployed for coming close to 30 years in its current format, IP version 4. This version contains many legacy features that are not required any more, or need to be updated to meet the demands of next generation networks. IP version 6 is a new version of the protocol which addresses many of these issues, including support for security and mobility. The massive growth in both the internet and the use of IP was never anticipated or considered in the original design, so one problem that has surfaced is the rapid erosion of address space for IPv4. IPv6 increases this address space to provide a virtually inexhaustible supply of addresses. This practical course describes in detail with practical examples, the format and operation of IPv6, its network deployment and its interoperation with IPv4.
Course Objectives
You will be able to
- Explain the rationale for IPv6
- Plan & configure an IPv6 address space
- Understand IPv6 header formats
- Implement link management using ICMP
- Deploy IPv6 addresses using DHCP
- Use IPv6 multicast addressing
- Configure static routes in an IPv6 network
- Plan and deploy IPv4/IPv6 interoperability & coexistence
- Configure DNS for IPv6
Who can benefit
Network administrators, planners and engineers wishing to build on their knowledge of IP in a practical environment and deploy IPv6 in their networks.
Pre requisite knowledge
It is essential that the participants have a good knowledge of IPv4. This can be gained from attendance of CIPA or an alternative quality IPv4 practical hands-on program.
Introduction
- Rationale for IPv6
- IPv4 weaknesses & address depletion
- Route expansion
- Solutions for limited IPv4 addresses
- IPv6 standards & migration
The IPv6 Protocol
- The IPv6 header format
- Comparison with IPv4
- Special and reserved addresses
- Aggregatable global unicast addressing
- Site local and link local addresses
- IPv6 Multicast
- Stateful and Stateless autoconfiguration
- IPv6 Plug-and-Play configuration
IPv6 Headers
- IPv6 header structure
- IPv6 Extension Headers
- Class of Service and Flow Control with IPv6
- IPv6 Secure
- Configuring IPv6 Routes
ICMPv6
- Neighbour discovery & solicitation
- Router discovery and Solicitation
- IPv6 Fragmentation and Reassembly
- Discovering the Path MTU
IPv4 / IPv6 migration and coexistence
- Dual Stacking IPv6 & IPv4
- Tunnelling and tunnel establishment
- Tunnel types - "6 over 4" and "6 to 4"
- 6RD and DS-Lite
- Teredo & ISATAP
- Network address and Port translation
- IPv4 compatible and mapped addresses
- Coexistent addressing schemes
- Migration of addressing schemes
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
- AssigningIPv6 network addresses
- Client-server interactions
- DHCPv6 message formats
- Configuring the DHCPv6 service
- DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation (PD)
Domain Name System for IPv6
- Name hierarchy
- DNS operation and message format
- DNS support for IPv6
- AAAA resource records
- Configuring DNS for IPv6
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.