IPv6 Operations for Modern Networks

Plan Addressing, Routing, Dual Stack Transition, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting

von Rion Frost

180 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Enabling IPv6 is easy. Operating it reliably across real production networks is where the difficult work begins.An interface can have an IPv6 address, a router can advertise a prefix, and DNS can publish an AAAA record while users still experience broken paths, hidden fallback, MTU failures, routing asymmetry, first-hop security problems, or dependencies that remain trapped on IPv4.IPv6 Operations for Modern Networks gives network engineers, administrators, architects, cloud professionals, DevOps teams, and technical leaders a practical framework for turning IPv6 from an isolated deployment project into an operational capability.Rion Frost moves from architecture to day-to-day operations, showing how to build scalable prefix hierarchies, plan route aggregation, use IPAM effectively, and make informed choices among SLAAC, DHCPv6, Router Advertisements, static addressing, and DNS configuration.You will learn how Neighbor Discovery changes first-hop behavior, why ICMPv6 is essential, how OSPFv3, IS-IS, BGP, RPKI, multihoming, and route summarization fit into modern designs, and why IPv4 and IPv6 should never be assumed to follow identical paths.Dedicated chapters examine dual-stack transition, IPv6-only networks, NAT64, DNS64, 464XLAT, Happy Eyeballs, application readiness, security policy, RA Guard, temporary-address correlation, extension headers, cloud networking, Kubernetes, automation, infrastructure as code, and governance.Troubleshooting is treated as a proof process rather than a collection of random commands. You will learn how to verify host state, Router Advertisements, neighbor resolution, DNS, source-address selection, routes, firewalls, Path MTU, transport listeners, applications, and translation boundaries in a logical sequence.The book also includes operational case studies, readiness gates, monitoring strategies, change-review questions, a field guide, recommended RFCs, and a practical learning path for developing real IPv6 operating skill.Move beyond simply supporting IPv6. Build a network that can explain it, measure it, secure it, automate it, and repair it with confidence.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798174390867
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 14.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Independently published