Chapter 8. Implementing IPv6 in an Enterprise Network

This chapter introduces IPv6 and covers the following topics:

• Introducing IPv6

• IPv6 Addressing

• Configuring and Verifying IPv6 Unicast Addresses

• Routing IPv6 Traffic

• Transitioning IPv4 to IPv6

• Tunneling IPv6 Traffic

• Translation Using NAT-PT

IP Version 4 (IPv4) allows end systems to communicate and forms the foundation of the Internet as we know it today. However, IPv4 has many limitations. IP Version 6 (IPv6) is a technology developed to overcome these limitations.

This chapter introduces IPv6 and the IPv6 addressing scheme and explores how IPv6 addresses are configured. Routing protocols that support IPv6 are explored in detail, as is IPv6 policy routing and route redistribution. ...

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