Teach Me IPv6 – IPv6 Hands-on Fundamentals

 

IPv6 Hands-on Fundamentals is an IPv6 Forum Certified Course (Silver) that is comprised of approximately 50% lecture and 50% hands-on labs, spanning 3 full days.

This course can be delivered either on-site or virtually. A remote access IPv6 hands-on lab system is used in either delivery method, requiring the participant to have: a computer, a Java enabled browser, and an Internet connection.

 

Course objectives

·     Understand the fundamental differences between IPv4 and IPv6

·     Understand IPv6 address architecture

·     Configure IPv6 on infrastructure, network, and client devices

·     Understand and configure DHCPv6 services

·     Understand IPv6 impact/differences on network applications

·     Understand IPv6 support in routing protocols

·     Observe dual-stack (IPv4 & IPv6) operations

·     Review IPv6 related security issues

·     Review IPv6 transition technologies

Prerequisites

A good-to-strong networking background is expected, with hands-on configuration of network infrastructure devices as well as client/server operating systems. An understanding of IPv4 addressing, subnetting, and CIDR is also expected. General understanding of how network applications (DNS, DHCP, Web, Mail) operate on a network. An overall understanding of TCP/IP and the OSI reference model is expected.

 

IPv6 Hands-on Fundamentals - Course outline

1.        IPv6 Introduction

·             IPv4 and IPv6 history

·             Comparing IPv4 and IPv6

·             IPv6 status

2.        IPv6 Address Architecture

·             IPv6 address format

·             IPv6 different types of address

·             IPv6 address scopes

·             IPv6 Interface ID address types: EUI-64, Privacy Extension, and CGA

·             IPv6 special addresses

3.        IPv6 Header

·             IPv6 header design

·             IPv6 header extensions

4.        IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP)

·             Neighbor Solicitation

·             Neighbor Advertisement

·             Router Solicitation

·             Router Advertisement

·             Redirect

5.        IPv6 Address Autoconfiguration

·             Link-Local

·             SLAAC

·             Stateful (DHCPv6)

·             Stateless DHCPv6

·             Combination Stateless & DHCPv6

·             Manual configured addresses

6.        IPv6 Support in Operating Systems

·             Cisco

·             HP

·             Juniper

·             Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8

·             Windows Server 2003/2008/2012

·             Linux

·             Mac OS X

7.        IPv6 Routing

·             Static

·             RIPng

·             OSPFv3

·             IS-IS

·             MP-BGP

·             EIGRP for IPv6

8.        IPv6 Multicast

·             MLD & MLDv2

9.        IPv6 Transition Technologies

·             IPv6 tunnels: ISATAP, Teredo, 6to4, 6in4, manual tunnels

·             IPv6 translation: CGN, NAT44, NAT444, NAT64/DNS64

10.     IPv6 QoS

·             Flow Label field

11.     IPv6 Support for Network Applications

·             Operational caveats and differences

·             DNS requirements

·             DHCPv6 services

·             Web services

·             Mail services

12.     IPv6 Security

·             SeND

·             First Hop Security

·             Network scanning