Overview
For the Internet to continue its extraordinary growth, the IP protocol must evolve to support new addressing and routing techniques. After years of debate, the new IP protocol, IPv6, has been finalized--and the transition is underway.
In this completely updated guide to IPv6, the former Chair of the Internet Architecture Board explains the new standard in detail. Discover how IPv6 delivers:
- A new addressing architecture to support rapid Internet growth.
- Support for multicasting and anycasting.
- Support of real-time multimedia and other applications.
- Enhanced security, including encryption and authentication.
Learn how IPv6 differs from IPv4--and how to prepare your networks, equipment, and software. Walk through transition options, including a dual-stack strategy and tunneling. See how to "plug-and-play" the IPv6 protocol, minimizing the impact on other network software and hardware. Understand how IPv6 can be carried over ATM networks.
IPv6 is coming--and as an Internet professional, you need to understand it. This book delivers the critical, timely information you need for planning and deployment.
A technical master explains IPv6. In this book, the former Chair of the Internet Architecture Board gives updated and in-depth coverage of IPv6. He explains how IPv6 delivers, how it differs from IPv4 and how you can prepare your networks, equipment and software. It begins with the history of IPv6, the evolution of ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) and the evolution of addressing and routing. Coverage includes multicasting, anycasting, OSPF and RIP.Three chapters address the new capabilities of IPv6 such as autoconfiguration, security and real-time communication support. Also discussed are deployment strategies and internet transitions from IPv4 to IPv6. The concluding chapter overviews the advantages and disadvantages of IPv6 and IPv4.