Understanding IPv6 Training Course
A two-day theoretical course (including practical demonstrations) covering the fundamentals of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) – including addressing, protocol formats, ICMPv6, discovery processes, and IPv6 routing.
Audience:
Network planners, designers, and engineers who need to understand IPv6. This course is ideal for those seeking a comprehensive overview of IPv6 and the migration process from an IPv4 environment.
This course is available as onsite live training in New Zealand or online live training.Course Outline
Objectives:
- Explain the benefits of migrating from IPv4 to IPv6
- Describe and explain the IPv6 fixed header format
- Describe and explain the IPv6 optional header formats
- Describe and explain global IPv6 unicast addresses and aggregation
- Describe and explain link-local IPv6 unicast addresses
- Describe and explain multicast IPv6 addresses
- Describe and explain anycast IPv6 addresses
- Describe and explain special IPv6 addresses
- Describe IPv4 to IPv6 compatibility and mapped addresses
- Describe and explain ICMPv6 messages
- Describe and explain Path MTU discovery
- Describe and explain the neighbour discovery process
- Describe and explain the router discovery process
- Describe and explain the multicast listener discovery process
- Describe and explain stateful and stateless auto-configuration
- Describe and explain IPv6 and DNS
- Describe IPv6 routing protocols – RIP, OSPF, IS-IS, and BGPv4
- Describe IPv4 to IPv6 migration strategies.
Practical Demonstrations:
- Demonstrate IPv6 addressing and local link communication.
- Demonstrate IPv6 routing processes.
Requirements
A solid working knowledge of TCP/IP using IPv4.
Open Training Courses require 5+ participants.
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