IPv6 Fundamentals, Design, and Deployment

This training will help you:

• Learn how to successfully configure the IP version 6 features of Cisco IOS Software
• Gain leading-edge skills for high-demand responsibilities in the enterprise sector
• Earn 40 CE credits toward recertification

After completing this course, you'll be able to:

• Describe the factors that led to the development of IPv6, and the possible uses of this new IP structure
• Describe the structure of the IPv6 address format, how IPv6 interacts with data link layer technologies, and how IPv6 is supported in Cisco IOS Software
• Describe the nature of changes to Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to support IPv6, and how networks can be renumbered using both services
• Understand the updates to IPv4 routing protocols needed to support IPv6 topologies
• Understand multicast concepts and IPv6 multicast specifics
• Describe IPv6 transition mechanisms and which methods will be most effective in your network
• Describe security issues, how security for IPv6 is different than for IPv4, and emerging practices for IPv6-enabled networks
• Describe the standards bodies that define IPv6 address allocation, as well as one of the leading IPv6 deployment issues, multihoming
• Describe the deployment strategies that service providers are facing when deploying IPv6

• Network Engineers

The knowledge and skills you are expected to have before attending this course are:
• Cisco CCNA® certification, including either the Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices 1 (ICND1) certification or the Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices 2 (ICND2) certification
• Understanding of networking and routing (on Cisco CCNP® level, but no formal certification is required)
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system

Course Outline 1. Explaining the Rationale for IPv6 2. Evaluating IPv6 Features and Benefits 3. Understanding Market Drivers 4. Understanding the IPv6 Addressing Architecture 5. Describing the IPv6 Header Format 6. Enabling IPv6 on Hosts 7. Enabling IPv6 on Cisco Routers 8. Using ICMPv6 and Neighbor Discovery 9. Troubleshooting IPv6 10. IPv6 Mobility 11. Describing DNS in an IPv6 Environment 12. Understanding DHCPv6 Operations 13. Understanding QoS Support in an IPv6 Environment 14. Using Cisco IOS Software Features 15. Routing with RIPng 16. Examining OSPFv3 17. Examining Integrated IS-IS 18. Examining EIGRP for IPv6 19. Understanding MP-BGP 20. Configuring IPv6 Policy-Based Routing 21. Configuring FHRP for IPv6 22. Configuring Route Redistribution 23. Implementing Multicast in an IPv6 Network 24. Using IPv6 MLD 25. Implementing Dual-Stack 26. Describing IPv6 Tunneling Mechanisms 27. Configuring IPv6 ACLs 28. Using IPsec, IKE, and VPNs 29. Discussing Security Issues in an IPv6 Transition Environment 30. Understanding IPv6 Security Practices 31. Configuring Cisco IOS Firewall for IPv6 32. Examining IPv6 Address Allocation 33. Understanding the IPv6 Multihoming Issue 34. Identifying IPv6 Enterprise Deployment Strategies 35. Identifying IPv6 Service Provider Deployment 36. Understanding Support for IPv6 in MPLS 37. Understanding 6VPE 38. Understanding IPv6 Broadband Access Services 39. Planning and Implementing IPv6 in Enterprise Networks 40. Planning and Implementing IPv6 in Service Provider Networks 41. Planning and Implementing IPv6 in Branch Networks Lab Outline 1. Enabling IPv6 on Hosts 2. Using Neighbor Discovery 3. Using Prefix Delegation 4. Routing with OSPFv3 5. Routing with IS-IS 6. Routing with EIGRP 7. Routing with BGP and MP-BGP 8. Multicasting 9. Implementing Tunnels for IPv6 10. Configuring Advanced ACLs 11. Implementing IPsec and IKE 12. Configuring Cisco IOS Firewall 13. Configuring 6PE and 6VPE