IPv6 Addressing and Routing: From Concepts to Working Network
Published by Pearson
IPv6 Addressing, Subnetting, and Routing for IT Pros and Cisco CCNA/CCNP Candidates
IT pros need to be just as comfortable with IP Version 6 (IPv6) as they are with IP Version 4 (IPv4). In reality, most of us feel more comfortable with IPv4 – and this course sets about to help bridge that gap.
Ready to dig in and master the details of IPv6 addressing for an enterprise? Then this is the course for you.
(You must have Version 7.3 (or later ) of Cisco Packet Tracer installed and tested before attempting the labs on day 2 of the course. Refer to the instructions on this page for more detail.)
The course first focuses on the concepts and math behind IPv6 addresses. You will learn of the different address types and the logic to shorten these long (potentially 32-digits long) addresses. You then learn about IPv6 prefixes (subnets) and the process to find the correct prefix ID values. You also learn about link-local addresses – addresses used for messages that never leave the local link – and again master how to work with the values. And the course fills in a few other nooks and crannies with addressing concepts as well.
IPv6 addressing may sound like a lot, but each concept requires only a few minutes to learn and then master the rules through practice exercises.
The first day ends by connecting the concepts through an IPv6 address planning discussion. You finish by building an IPv6 address plan for a fictitious company – a plan that begins with an IPv6 global routing prefix as assigned by either a Regional Internet Registry (RIR) or Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Once you have mastered the addressing concepts and math, the course turns to implementation details. You will implement IPv6 in lab exercises, see it working, confirm the IPv6 addresses, prefixes, and see the address plan implemented in a dual-stack (IPv4 and IPv6 together) environment.
The end goals of this course are simple: for you to comfortably work with IPv6 addressing, understand IPv6 routing in an Enterprise, to have an appreciation for Enterprise IPv6 address plans, and be ready to implement IPv6 in your network.
Certification candidates get a bonus as well. The course also prepares CCNA candidates for all the IPv6 topics on the CCNA 200-301 exam. The course also prepares CCNP Enterprise candidates for several of the IPv6 topics in the CCNP ENCOR 300-401 exam, with a closing lab to give you a chance to stretch your skills after class.
What you’ll learn and how you can apply it
- Identify, abbreviate, and expand IPv6 global unicast addresses.
- Work with IPv6 prefixes – like IPv4 subnets – calculating the prefix ID and usable addresses.
- Understand IPv6 link-local addresses – a type of address with no IPv4 equivalent – and predict the link-local address expected to be chosen by hosts and routers.
- List the other special IPv6 addresses, including solicited node multicast addresses, and calculate their values as needed.
- Learn how the Internet work with IPv6 addressing, with Provider Assigned (PA) and Provider Independent (PI) global unicast addresses.
- Build an enterprise IPv6 address plan that considers geography, topology, functions, and route summarization.
- Create a dual-stack implementation using Cisco Packet Tracer by adding IPv6 addresses to routers in an existing IPv4 network.
- Implement OSPF for IPv6 (OSPFv3) in that same network, predicting IPv6 routes, and then verifying those routes.
- Learn how IPv6 hosts determine the IPv6 addresses to use.
This live event is for you because...
- You want to be better at your networking job, with a better understanding, better ability to troubleshoot, and a better ability to talk techie with your peers.
- You want to pass the CCNA 200-301 exam to obtain your CCNA certification
- You want to pass the CCNP ENCOR 300-401 exam on your way to achieving the CCNP Enterprise certification.
Prerequisites
- Required: Basic IPv4 addressing and subnetting skills.
- Required: Basic Cisco CLI skills, such as the ability to login, move to enable mode, move to configuration mode, and add configuration commands that are supplied by a lab. You can learn these basic CLI skills by following the instructions at this page.
- Useful: The more you know about IPv4 addressing and subnetting, the more you may appreciate the similarities and differences with IPv6. You might benefit from using either of these tools here at O’Reilly Online Learning. You can use either/or to learn more background about IPv4:
“CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide, Volume 1”, Chapters 11 – 14.
“IP Subnetting from Beginning to Mastery LiveLessons Video”, Lessons 1 – 7.
The O’Reilly Online Learning live class (often taught in the weeks just before this class), titled “IPv4 Subnetting from Beginning to Mastery”.
Resources Required before Class Begins
Day 2 of this course uses the free Cisco Packet Tracer application, specifically version 7.3. The in-class labs do not work with earlier versions of Cisco Packet Tracer. Follow this link for the specifics to find, install, and test your Packet Tracer installation.
Schedule
The time frames are only estimates and may vary according to how the class is progressing.
Section 1: Global Unicast Addresses (45 Minutes)
- Comparing IPv4 and IPv6 addressing and routing
- Understanding IPv6 global unicast addresses
- Exercise 1: Working with global unicast addresses
Section 2: IPv6 Prefixes (Subnets) (45 Minutes)
- Understanding and manipulating Global unicast prefixes and prefix IDs
- Exercise 2: Predicting IPv6 prefix IDs
Section 3: Link-Local Addresses and EUI-64 (45 Minutes)
- Understanding link-local unicast addresses
- Calculating link-local addresses using EUI-64
- Exercise 3: Predicting link-local addresses
Section 4: IPv6 Multicast Addresses (30 Minutes)
- Solicited node multicast addresses
- Well-Known multicast addresses
- Exercise 4: Calculating solicited node multicast addresses
Section 5: IPv6 Address Planning (55 Minutes)
- IPv6 addresses in the global Internet and the global routing prefix
- Subdividing a global routing prefix
- Exercise 5: Creating an IPv6 address plan
Section 6: Implement IPv6 Addressing and Routing on Cisco Routers (75 Minutes)
- Configuring IPv6 addressing and routing on Cisco routers
- Lab 1: Implement IPv6 global unicast addresses and IPv6 routing
- Lab 2: Verify and configure link-local addresses
Section 7: Implement OSPF for IPv6 on Cisco Routers (75 Minutes)
- Configuring OSPF Version 3 (OSPFv3) for IPv6
- Lab 3: Enable OSPFv3 and verify all IPv6 routes
Section 8: Understanding Host IPv6 Address Assignment (75 Minutes)
- Manual Host IPv6 Settings
- Stateful DHCP
- Stateless DHCP and SLAAC
- Dual Stack DNS
- Lab 4: Implementing dynamic IPv6 host address assignment
- Lab 5: Verifying IPv6 Neighbors
- Lab 6: CCNP Enterprise challenge: Implement IPv6 route summarization
Your Instructor
Wendell Odom
Wendell Odom, CCIE No. 1624, creates many of the best-selling Cisco certification products of their types, particular in the routing and switching space. He has pioneered the authorized Cisco Certification Guide series at Cisco Press and has written every edition of the leading CCNA Certification Guides. He has written over 30 editions of networking books, video, and software products, ranging in depth from introductory level to CCIE. Wendell has worked as an instructor, course developer, network engineer, and consultant. Find links to more study tools and resources (including his blogs) at www.certskills.com.