IPv6 for Engineers

This is the keystone foundation module for all our technical workshops. It gives the participants a solid understanding of IPv6's core concepts and is required for understanding all other IPv6 topics. On completion of this module you will be able to:

• Identify, write and shorten IPv6 addresses
• List the types of IPv6 addresses and their unique characteristics
• Create an IPv6 address plan for a network
• Identify and list the equivalent IPv4 key protocols in IPv6
• Describe how NDP is used to deliver key IPv6 functions
• Configure and verify basic IPv6 on hosts and routers

Target Audience
• Network engineers and architects
• Network technicians and support staff

Pre-requisites
• IPv4 Addressing and subnetting.
• The OSI model and the various protocols that operate at each layer.
• Intra-domain routing and OSPF.
• How to use the command line interfaces of key routing platforms (e.g Cisco IOS)

Module outline
• IPv4 address exhaustion - review, implications and consequences
• IPv6 address basics - notation and representation
• IPv6 addressing types
• IPv6 address planning
• IPv6 from an IPv4 perspective
• Understanding ND and key IPv6 mechanisms
• IPv6 address provisioning
o Stateless Automatic Address Configuration (SLAAC)
o Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv6)
• Basic IPv6 address configuration and verification on equipment
• Labs/Exercises
o Planning IPv6 address pace for a given network
o Configuring and verifying IPv6 on hosts (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux/Unix)
• Static Configuration
• Automatic Configuration
o Configuring and verifying IPv6 on routers
o Verifying IPv6 functioning using network packet captures (tcpdump, tshark etc)

More information on this workshop is available on the AFRINIC Training website.