IPv6 Fundamentals Design and Deployment (IP6FD)

Course subjects

1. Introduction to IPv6

• Rationale for IPv6

  • IP Address Allocation

  • History of IPv4

  • Next Generation of IP

  • IPv4 Workarounds

• Evaluating IPv6 Features and Benefits

  • Features and Benefits of IPv6

  • IPv6 Addresses

  • IPv6 Auto configuration and Aggregation

  • Advanced IPv6 Features

  • Transition Strategies to IPv6

• Market Drivers

  • Market Growth for IPv6

  • Native IPv6 Content

  • Drivers for Adoption

2. IPv6 Addressing Architecture

• • IPv6 Address Formats and Types

  • IPv6 Address Uses

  • Required IPv6 Addresses

• IPv6 Header Format

  • IPv6 Header Changes and Benefits

  • IPv6 Header Fields

  • IPv6 Extension Headers

• Enabling IPv6 on Hosts

  • Enabling IPv6 on Windows

  • Enabling IPv6 on Mac OS X

  • Enabling IPv6 on Linux

• Enabling IPv6 on Cisco Routers

  • IPv6 Address Configuration

  • Auto configuration

• Using ICMPv6 and Neighbour Discovery

  • ICMPv6

  • ICMP Errors

  • Echo

  • IPv6 over Data Link Layers

  • Neighbour Discovery

  • Stateless Auto configuration

  • Value of Auto configuration

  • Renumbering

  • Cisco IOS Neighbour Discovery Command Syntax

  • Cisco IOS Network Prefix Renumbering Scenario

  • ICMP MLD

  • IPv6 Mobility

• Troubleshooting IPv6

  • Cisco IOS IPv6 Configuration Example

  • Cisco IOS show Commands

  • Cisco IOS debug Commands

  • Cisco IOS debug Command Example

3. IPv6 Services

• IPv6 Mobility

  • Introduction to IP Mobility

  • Mobile IPv6

  • Network Mobility Examples

• DNS in an IPv6 Environment

  • DNS Objects and Records

  • DNS Tree Structure

  • Dynamic DNS

• DHCPv6 Operations

  • DHCPv6

  • DHCPv6 Operation

  • DHCPv6 Multicast Addresses

  • DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation Process

  • DHCPv6 Troubleshooting

• QoS Support in an IPv6 Environment

  • IPv6 Header Fields Used for QoS

  • IPv6 and the Flow Label Field

  • IPv6 QoS Configuration

• Using Cisco IOS Software Features

  • Cisco IOS Software Features

  • Cisco IOS IPv6 Tools

  • IPv6 Support for Cisco Discovery Protocol

  • Cisco Express Forwarding IPv6

  • IP Service Level Agreements

4. IPv6-Enabled Routing Protocols

• Routing with RIPng

  • Introducing RIPng for IPv6

  • Examining RIPng Enhancements

  • Configuring RIPng

• Examining OSPFv3

  • OSPFv3 Key Characteristics

  • OSPFv3 Enhancements

  • OSPFv3 Configuration

  • OSPFv3 IPsec ESP Authentication and Encryption

  • OSPFv3 Advanced Functionalities

• Integrated IS-IS

  • Integrated IS-IS Characteristics

  • Changes Made to IS-IS to Support IPv6

  • Single SPF Architecture

  • Multitopology IS-IS for IPv6

  • IS-IS IPv6 Configuration on Cisco Routers

• EIGRP for IPv6

  • Cisco IOS EIGRP for IPv6 Commands

  • MP-BGP

  • MP-BGP Support for IPv6

  • IPv6 as Payload and Transport Mechanism in MP-BGP

  • BGP Peering Over Link-Local Addresses

  • BGP Prefix Filtering

  • MP-BGP Configuration and Troubleshooting

• Configuring IPv6 Policy-Based Routing

  • Policy-Based Routing

  • Configure PBR

• Configuring FHRP for IPv6

  • First-Hop Redundancy Protocols and Concepts

  • HSRP for IPv6

  • GLBP for IPv6

• Configuring Route Redistribution

  • Route Redistribution

  • PE-CE Redistribution for Service Providers

5. IPv6 Multicast Services

• Implementing Multicast in an IPv6 Network

  • IPv6 Multicast Addressing

  • PIM for IPv6

  • Rendezvous Points

  • MP-BGP for the IPv6 Multicast Address Family

  • How to Implement Multicasting in an IPv6 Network

  • IPv6 Multicast Application Example

• Using IPv MLD

  • Multicast Listener Discovery

  •  MLD Snooping and MLD Group Limits

  •  Multicast User Authentication and Group Range Support

6. IPv6 Transition Mechanisms

•  Implementing Dual-Stack

  •  Dual-Stack Applications

  •  Dual-Stack Node

  •  The Dual-Stack Approach

•  IPv6 Tunneling Mechanisms

  • Overlay Tunnels

  • Manually Configured Tunnels

  • Automatic Tunnels

7. IPv6 Security

• Configuring IPv6 ACLs

  •  IPv6 ACLs

  • IPv6 ACL Configuration

  • Reflexive and Time-Based ACLs

  • Cisco IOS IPv6 Header Filtering

  • Cisco IOS New ICMPv6 Types

  • Editing ACLs

  • Configuring ACLs in an IPv6 Environment

• Using IPsec, IKE, and VPNs

  • IPsec, IKE, and VPNs Basics

  • IPsec and IKE

  • VPN Connections Using IPv6

• Security Issues in an IPv6 Transition Environment

  • Dual-Stack Issues

  • Tunnel Security Issues

  • NAT-PT Security Issues

  • ICMP Traffic Requirements

•  IPv6 Security Practices

  •  Threats in IPv6 Networks

  •  Build Distributed Security Capability

  •  Hide Topology when Possible

  •  Secure the Local Link

  •  ICMPv6 at Edge: Manage ICMPv6 Traffic

  •  Develop Mobility Support Plan

  •  Use Transition Mechanisms as Transport

  •  Secure the Routing Plane

  •  Deploy an Early-Warning System

• Configuring Cisco IOS Firewall for IPv6

  • Cisco IOS Firewall for IPv6

  • IPv6 Inspection on ISRs

  • Implement IPv6 Inspection on ISRs

  • Zone-Based Policy Firewall for IPv6 on ISRs

  • Configuring Zones and Zone Pairs

  • Configuring a Basic OSI Layer 3 to 4 Interzone Access Policy

  • Troubleshooting the Zone-Based Policy Firewall

8. Deploying IPv6

• IPv6 Address Allocation

  • IPv6 Internet

  • IPv6 Address Allocation

  • Connecting to the IPv6 Internet

• IPv6 Multihoming Issue

  • IPv6 Multihoming Aspects and Issues

  • IPv6 Multihoming Status

• IPv6 Enterprise Deployment Strategies

  • Enterprise Networks

  • Impacts of Network Services

  •  WAN Networks

  •  Dual Stack: Advantages and Disadvantages

  • Tunnelling: Advantages and Disadvantages

9. IPv6 and Service Providers

• IPv6 Service Provider Deployment

  • Dual-Stack Deployment

  • IPv6-Only Deployment

  • Encapsulation

  • IPv6 Services

  • Key Service Provider Strategies

  • Service Layer Address Allocation

  • Encapsulation Support

• Support for IPv6 in MPLS

  • MPLS Operations

  • IPv6 over MPLS Deployment Scenarios

  • IPv6 Tunnels Configured on CE Routers

  • IPv6 over Layer 2 MPLS VPN

  • Cisco 6PE

  • How to Deploy Cisco 6PE on MPLS Networks

• 6VPE

  • Cisco 6VPE Basics

  • Configuring 6VPE

• IPv6 Broadband Access Services

  • IPv6 Rapid Deployment

  • Customer Link Encapsulations

  • FTTH Access Architecture

  • Cable Access Architecture

  • Wireless Access Architecture

  • DSL Access Architecture

10. IPv6 Case Studies

• Planning and Implementing IPv6 in Enterprise Networks

  • Enterprise Network Definition

  • Implementing IPv6 in an Enterprise Campus Network

  • IPv6 in an Enterprise WAN Network

• Planning and Implementing IPv6 in Service Provider Networks

  • Service Provider Network Design

  • Native IPv6 Deployment in Service Provider Access Networks

  • Native IPv6 Deployment in the Service Provider Core Network

  • 6PE Deployment in the Service Provider Core Network

• Planning and Implementing IPv6 in Branch Networks

  • Branch Deployment Overview

  • Branch Deployment Profiles: Single-Tier Profile Implementation

Labs

Lab 2-1: Enabling IPv6 on Hosts
Lab 2-2: Using Neighbour Discovery
Lab 3-1: Using Prefix Delegation
Lab 4-1: Routing with OSPFv3
Lab 4-2: Routing with IS-IS
Lab 4-3: Routing with EIGRP
Lab 4-4: Routing with BGP and MP-BGP
Lab 5-1: Multicasting
Lab 6-1: Implementing Tunnels for IPv6
Lab 7-1: Configuring Advanced ACLs
Lab 7-2: Implementing IPsec and IKE
Lab 7-3: Configuring Cisco IOS Firewall
Lab 9-1: Configuring 6PE and 6VPE