Book description
Organizations are increasingly transitioning to IPv6, the next generation protocol for defining how devices of all kinds communicate over networks. Now fully updated, IPv6 Fundamentals offers a thorough, friendly, and easy-to-understand introduction to the knowledge and skills you need to deploy and operate IPv6 networks.
Leading networking instructor Rick Graziani explains all the basics simply and clearly, step-by-step, providing all the details you'll need to succeed. You'll learn why IPv6 is necessary, how it was created, how it works, and how it has become the protocol of choice in environments ranging from cloud to mobile and IoT.
Graziani thoroughly introduces IPv6 addressing, configuration options, and routing protocols, including EIGRP for IPv6, and OSPFv3 (traditional configuration and with address families). Building on this coverage, he then includes more in-depth information involving these protocols and processes.
This edition contains a completely revamped discussion of deploying IPv6 in your network, including IPv6/IPv4 integration, dynamic address allocation, and understanding IPv6 from the perspective of the network and host. You'll also find improved coverage of key topics such as Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC), DHCPv6, and the advantages of the solicited node multicast address.
Throughout, Graziani presents command syntax for Cisco IOS, Windows, Linux, and Mac OS, as well as many examples, diagrams, configuration tips, and updated links to white papers and official RFCs for even deeper understanding.
Learn how IPv6 supports modern networks encompassing the cloud, mobile, IoT, and gaming devices
Compare IPv6 with IPv4 to see what has changed and what hasn't
Understand and represent IPv6 addresses for unicast, multicast, and anycast environments
Master all facets of dynamic IPv6 address allocation with SLAAC, stateless DHCPv6, and stateful DHCPv6
Understand all the features of deploying IPv6 addresses in the network including temporary addresses and the privacy extension
Improve operations by leveraging major enhancements built into ICMPv6 and ICMPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol
Configure IPv6 addressing and Access Control Lists using a common topology
Implement routing of IPv6 packets via static routing, EIGRP for IPv6, and OSPFv3
Walk step-by-step through deploying IPv6 in existing networks, and coexisting with or transitioning from IPv4
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- About the Author
- About the Technical Reviewers
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- Icons Used in This Book
- Command Syntax Conventions
- Introduction
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Part I: Introduction to IPv6
- Chapter 1. Introduction to IPv6
- Chapter 2. IPv6 Primer
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Chapter 3. Comparing IPv4 and IPv6
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Comparing the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers
- The IPv4 and IPv6 Version Fields
- IPv4 Internet Header Length (IHL) Field
- IPv4 Type of Service (ToS) and IPv6 Traffic Class Fields
- IPv6 Flow Label Field
- IPv4 Total Length Field, IPv6 Payload Length Field, and IPv6 Jumbograms
- IPv4 and IPv6 MTUs
- IPv4 Fragmentation
- IPv6 Fragmentation: IPv6 Source Only
- IPv4 Protocol and IPv6 Next Header Fields
- IPv4 Time to Live (TTL) and IPv6 Hop Limit Fields
- Checksums: IPv4, TCP, and UDP
- IPv4 and IPv6 Source Address and Destination Address Fields
- IPv4 Options and Padding Fields, IPv6 Fixed Length
- IPv6 over Ethernet
- Packet Analysis Using Wireshark
- Extension Headers
- Comparing IPv4 and IPv6 at a Glance
- Summary
- Review Questions
- References
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Comparing the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers
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Part II: IPv6 Addresses
- Chapter 4. IPv6 Address Representation and Address Types
- Chapter 5. Global Unicast Address
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Chapter 6. Link-Local Unicast Address
- Structure of a Link-Local Unicast Address
- Automatic Configuration of a Link-Local Address
- Manual Configuration of a Link-Local Address
- Link-Local Address and Duplicate Address Detection
- Link-Local Addresses and Default Gateways
- ipv6 enable: Isolated Link-Local Address
- Pinging a Link-Local Address
- Summary
- Review Questions
- References
- Chapter 7. Multicast Addresses
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Part III: Dynamic IPv6 Addressing
- Chapter 8. Basics of Dynamic Addressing in IPv6
- Chapter 9. Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC)
- Chapter 10. Stateless DHCPv6
- Chapter 11. Stateful DHCPv6
- Part IV: ICMPv6 and ICMPv6 Neighbor Discovery
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Part V: Routing IPv6
- Chapter 14. IPv6 Routing Table and Static Routes
- Chapter 15. EIGRP for IPv6
- Chapter 16. OSPFv3
- Part VI: Implementing IPv6
- Appendixes
- Index
- Code Snippets
Product information
- Title: IPv6 Fundamentals: A Straightforward Approach to Understanding IPv6, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2017
- Publisher(s): Cisco Press
- ISBN: 9780134670584
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