IPv6 Mandates: Choosing a Transition Strategy, Preparing Transition Plans, and Executing the Migration of a Network to IPv6

Karl A. Siil

John Wiley & Sons, Mar 10, 2008 - Computers - 474 pages

Here's the guide you need for a smooth transition to IPv6

Ready or not, IPv6 is coming. While every enterprise will have some individual issues to manage, this guide will help you decide on a transition strategy, develop a plan, execute it, and verify progress. You'll understand the common tasks and recognize the risks and limitations of IPv6. Follow the guidelines, use the checklists, and you will find that making the transition is no longer intimidating; in fact, it may even require fewer resources than you anticipate.

• Handle your transition as you would any large-scale technology rollout

• Know at every stage whether you're on track, and how to fix things if you're not

• Understand the Federal mandates that are driving IPv6 adoption

• Craft plans that take into account the unique elements and pitfalls related to IPv6

• Discover IPv6-specific issues, such as rules regarding the use and allocation of IPv6 addresses

• Establish groups of tasks, identify and resolve dependencies among them, and assign an optimal order for execution

• Maintain your newly IPv6-capable network to keep it operational and secure

Contents

• Demystifying IPv6: 17
• The Current IPv6 Landscape: 31
• Part Two Planning Your Transition: 41
• Creating Your Transition Plans: 93
• Defining the Transition Preparation Steps: 133
• Identifying Common Transition Preparation Tasks: 193
• Defining the Transition Execution Steps: 247
• Defining the Transition Verification Steps: 293
• Factoring IPv6Specific Risks and Limitations: 313
• Part Three Easing Your Transition: 351
• Selecting an Enterprise Transition Strategy: 375
• Using Pilot Programs to Facilitate Your IPv6 Transition: 393
• Part Four Managing After Transition: 405
• Managing IPv4 and IPv6 on the Same Network: 415
• Maintaining Eternal Vigilance: 423
• Appendix A Answers to the Testing Your Knowledge Questions: 433
• Index: 453

About the author

Karl Siil is a Senior Research Engineer, Development and Program Manager on SRI International's C4ISR team, where he leads development efforts in Information Assurance for the Engineering and Systems Division. He is an expert in both IPv6 and the OMB-mandated Federal transition and a frequent speaker on the subject of IPv6 transition.

Bibliographic information

• Title: IPv6 Mandates: Choosing a Transition Strategy, Preparing Transition Plans, and Executing the Migration of a Network to IPv6
• Author: Karl A. Siil
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2008
• ISBN: 0470191198, 9780470191194
• Length: 474 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Networking / General