Enterprise network transition to IPv6
Seremin, Philipp (2014)
Seremin, Philipp
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu
2014
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201405208757
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201405208757
Tiivistelmä
As the global IPv4 resource pool depletes rapidly, the need arises for migrating to the new protocol version, IPv6. There are many different methods and technique that allow performing such a transition in a small to medium enterprise network. A key requirement is the ability to access IPv4 hosts alongside new IPv6 hosts combined with minimal downtime.
The goal of the project was to study and perform such a transition in a testing laboratory. Routing and switching equipment by Cisco Systems, Inc., as well as personal computers running popular operating systems were used in the project. Various experiments that were carried out allowed for deeper understanding of the different technologies found in a typical enterprise network, and their IPv6 counterparts.
As the result of the project, a test network was created. It utilised a dual-stack approach as well as tunnelling proving the possibility to transition from the old to new protocol retaining the ability to access legacy and without major downtime.
This document can be used by network administrators that plan to implement similar projects as an introductory guide to transition opportunities and technologies.
The goal of the project was to study and perform such a transition in a testing laboratory. Routing and switching equipment by Cisco Systems, Inc., as well as personal computers running popular operating systems were used in the project. Various experiments that were carried out allowed for deeper understanding of the different technologies found in a typical enterprise network, and their IPv6 counterparts.
As the result of the project, a test network was created. It utilised a dual-stack approach as well as tunnelling proving the possibility to transition from the old to new protocol retaining the ability to access legacy and without major downtime.
This document can be used by network administrators that plan to implement similar projects as an introductory guide to transition opportunities and technologies.