Chapter 6 Exploring IPv6
Chapter 6 Overview UnderstandingIPv6 Addresses Exploring the components of an IPv6 address Understanding the dual IP stack Comparing manual and automatic assignment of IPv6 2
Understanding IPv6 Addresses IPv6 uses 128 bits IPv4 uses 32 bits Can address 340 undecillion IP addresses 3
Understanding IPv6 Addresses IPv6 Prefixes 4
Understanding Hexadecimal 5
Displaying IPv6 Addresses Hexadecimal Zero compression Dropping leading zeros 6
Comparing IPv6 Transmission Types Unicast Broadcast Multicast IPv6 Anycast 7
Understanding the Need for IPv6 Native support for IPSec More efficient routing Easy host configuration 8
Understanding Neighbor Discovery Discovers routers Discovers prefixes Discovers parameters Address autoconfiguration Detects duplicate addresses Resolves addresses 9
Exploring the Components of an IPv6 Address Network identifier Extended unique identifier 10
Exploring the Components of an IPv6 Address Understanding global unicast addresses 11
Exploring the Components of an IPv6 Address Understanding link-local addresses Stateless (from router advertisements) Stateful (from DHCPv6) 12
Exploring the Components of an IPv6 Address Understanding unique local addresses FC FD 13
Understanding the Dual IP Stack IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses ::ffff:192.168.1.5 14
Understanding the Dual IP Stack Understanding IPv4 to IPv6 tunneling protocols Teredo IPv6 address 15
Understanding the Dual IP Stack Understanding IPv4 to IPv6 tunneling protocols Teredo IPv6 address 16
Comparing Manual and Automatic Assignment of IPv6 Manually configuring IPv6 17
Comparing Manual and Automatic Assignment of IPv6 Using DHCPv6 18
Chapter 6 Summary UnderstandingIPv6 Addresses Exploring the components of an IPv6 address Understanding the dual IP stack Comparing manual and automatic assignment of IPv6 19