Ipv6 Essentials: Integrating IPV6 into Your IPV4 Network, 3rd Edition

If your organization is gearing up for IPv6, thisin-depth book provides the practical information and guidance you need to planfor, design, and implement this vastly improved protocol. Author Silvia Hagentakes system and network administrators, engineers, and network designersthrough the technical details of IPv6 features and functions, and providesoptions for those who need to integrate IPv6 with their current IPv4infrastructure.

The flood of Internet-enabled devices has made migratingto IPv6 a paramount concern worldwide. In this updated edition, Hagen distillsmore than ten years of studying, working with, and consulting with enterpriseson IPv6. It’s the only book of its kind.

IPv6 Essentials covers:

• Address architecture, header structure, and the ICMPv6message format
• IPv6 mechanisms such as Neighbor Discovery, StatelessAddress autoconfiguration, and Duplicate Address detection
• Network-related aspects and services: Layer 2 support,Upper Layer Protocols, and Checksums
• IPv6 security: general practices, IPSec basics, IPv6security elements, and enterprise security models
• Transitioning to IPv6: dual-stack operation, tunneling,and translation techniques
• Mobile IPv6: technology for a new generation of mobileservices
• Planning options, integration scenarios, address plan,best practices, and dos and don’ts