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All the training courses are delivered via instructor-led approach with hands-on lab. As these are certification programs, candidates are required to pass both the written and hands-on evaluation to qualify for the certificate.

Instructor-Led Training

Set in an interactive classroom environment, the instructor will introduce concepts and guide students with detailed explanations and interesting examples to meet the student expectations and requirements and at the same time keep the students engaged.

Hands-on Lab

Step-by-step hands-on labs with detail instructions and guide are provided to reinforce all key concepts. It allows the student to reinforce concepts by performing the tasks they have just learned.

Preface

The IPv6 protocols offers extended address space, scalability, improved support for security, real-time traffic support, and auto-configuration so that even a novice user can connect a machine to the Internet. The training program is designed to provide foundation information on IPv6 technology and exposure the participants on the technical knowhow to start the IPv6 implementation.

Training Approach

The training would involve both theory and practical led by the instructor. Easy to understand case study-based real life approach. In depth knowledge from experienced trainer.

Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for network administrations, network support personnel, network designers, networking consultants, IT managers and IT directors.

Training Duration

4 days

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of Networking, Basic Knowledge of IPs

Course Outline

Introduction to IPv6

  • Global IP Address Resource Management

  • Issues with IPv4 Addressing

  • Comparison between IPv4 and IPv6

  • General IPv6 features

  • Comparison summary between IPv4 and IPv6

IPv6 Addressing Architecture

  • IPv6 Address Type

  • IPv6 Address Representation

  • IPv6 Address Scope

  • IPv6 Addressing Hierarchy

  • IPv6 Auto-configuration

  • IPv6 Special Address

IPv6 Packet Structure and Header Formats

  • Comparison between IPv4 and IPv6 headers

  • IPv6 Extension Headers

ICMPv6 and Neighbour Discovery

  • ICMPv6 Header

  • ICMPv6 Header Type

  • Neighbour Discovery Protocol (NDP)

  • Router Discovery

  • Prefix Discovery

  • Parameter Discovery

  • Address Auto configuration

  • Address resolution

  • Next-hop determination

  • Neighbor Unreachability Detection

  • Duplicate Address Detection

  • Redirect

Transition Mechanisms

  • Co-existence

  • Dual-stack

  • Dual IP Layers

  • Bump In Stack

  • Translation

  • NAT64

  • Tunnelling

  • Manual tunnels

  • 6over4

  • 6to4

  • ISATAP

  • Teredo

  • GRE

  • Tunnel Broker

Dual Stack Transition Case Studies

  • Lesson learns from the past

  • Tunnel MTU and Path Discovery

  • Key Factors for successful transition

  • Transition Security Issues

Hands-on Modules

  • Address autoconfiguration

  • Configuring static route

  • Configuring IPv6 manual tunnel

  • Configuring 6to4

  • Configuring ISATAP

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