Book description
IPv6, the next generation Internet Protocol, has been in the works since the early 90s when the rapid growth of the Internet threatened to exhaust existing IP addresses. Drawing on 20 years--operational experience with the existing protocol (IPv4), the new protocol offers scalability, increased security features, real-time traffic support, and auto-configuration so that even a novice user can connect a machine to the Internet. But what does this mean for IT professionals? Having learned all the strengths and weaknesses of the old protocol, will you need to start from scratch with the new? IPv6 Essentials provides a succinct, in-depth tour of all the new features and functions in IPv6, guiding you through everything you?ll need to know to get started, including how to configure IPv6 on hosts and routers, and which applications currently support IPv6. Aimed at system and network administrators, engineers, network designers, and IT managers, this book will help you plan for, design, and integrate IPv6 into your current IPv4 infrastructure. Beginning with a short history of IPv6, author Silvia Hagen provides an overview of the new functionality and describes some live test and production networks that are using the new protocol. Hagen then shares exhaustive discussions of the new IPv6 header format and Extension Headers, IPv6 address format, and IPv6 message format. IPv6 Essentials also covers:
Security in IPv6: concepts, requirements, and solutions. Includes the IPSEC framework and security elements available for authentication and encryption
Quality of Service: covers the types of QoS in IPv6 and how they can be implemented
Networking: Layer 2 support for IPv6 with sample network designs that show how to integrate IPv6 into your network without interruption of IPv4 services
Routing protocols and upper layer protocols
Getting started on different operating systems: Sun Solaris, Linux, Windows 2000 and Windows XP
Whether you're ready to start implementing IPv6 today or are planning your strategy for the future, IPv6 Essentials will provide the solid foundation you need to get started.
Table of contents
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IPv6 Essentials
- Preface
- 1. IPv6 Versus IPv4
- 2. The Structure of the IPv6 Protocol
- 3. IPv6 Addressing
- 4. ICMPv6
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5. Security in IPv6
- Types of Threats
- Basic Security Requirements and Techniques
- Security in the Current Internet Environment
- Current Solutions
- Open Security Issues in the Current Internet
- The IPSEC Framework
- IPv6 Security Elements
- Security Association Negotiation and Key Management
- Interworking of IPv6 Security with Other Services
- Open Issues in IPv6 Security
- 6. Quality of Service in IPv6
- 7. Networking Aspects
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8. Routing Protocols
- RIPng
- OSPF for IPv6 (OSPFv3)
- BGP Extensions for IPv6
- Other Routing Protocols for IPv6
- 9. Upper-Layer Protocols
- 10. Interoperability
- 11. Get Your Hands Dirty
- A. RFCs
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B. IPv6 Resources
- Ethertype Field
- Next Header Field Values (Chapter 2)
- Reserved Anycast IDs (Chapter 3,RFC 2526)
- Values for the Multicast Scope Field (Chapter 3, RFC 2373)
- Well-Known Multicast Group Addresses (Chapter 3, RFC 2375)
- ICMPv6 Message Types and Code Values (Chapter 4, RFC 2463)
- Multicast Group Addresses and Token Ring Functional Addresses (Chapter 7)
- Multicast Addresses for SLP over IPv6 (Chapter 9)
- Protocol Translation (Chapter 10, RFC 2765)
- Current Prefix Allocations
- Vendor Support
- C. Recommended Reading
- Index
- Colophon
Product information
- Title: IPv6 Essentials
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2002
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596001254
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