This course provides a clear overview of the basic knowledge needed to understand how IPv6 works, in order to use the protocol and its services and to design an IPv6 network.
Content
- IPv6 basics:
- Introduction to IPv6,
- Reasons for switching to IPv6 / Limitations of IPv4,
- Numbering System (Dec, Bin, Hex),
- Address types (GUA, LinkLocal, Unique Local),
- IPv6 demonstration,
- IPv6 address structure,
- IPv6 standardisation,
- New IPv6 features,
- IPv6 Header,
- The current state of IPv6 deployment.
- ICMPv6:
- Ra/RS messages,
- NA/NS messages,
- DAD protocol,
- ND protocol,
- ND Cache,
- Pingv6 Traceroutev6.
- DHCPv6:
- SLAAC,
- EUI64 / Random generation of IPv6 addresses,
- Stateless DHCPv6,
- Stateful DHCPv6,
- Standardisation.
- IPv6 DNS Structure,
- IPv6 Subnetting / Good practices,
- Exercises:
- Traffic observation in Wireshark,
- DHCPv6 configuration,
- Pingv6 / Traceroutev6.
Learning objectives
- learn about the architecture, basic concepts and services of IPv6 networks,
- Understand the reasons for the transition from IPv4 to IPv6,
- be trained to configure IPv6 parameters on the terminal equipment.
Target group
- network and/or systems engineers,
- development engineers,
- network and service planners,
- Product managers,
- experts in technical support services,
- experts in technical sales and product marketing.