In many respects, implementing IPv6 networks isn’t a lot different than implementing IPv4 networks. However, there are certainly aspects of IPv6 that represent challenges new to network engineers familiar with addressing today’s IPv4 networks. When designing IPv6 networks, caution must be taken to avoid router vulnerabilities from problems associated with neighbor discovery (neighbor discovery is [...]
The next-generation Internet Protocol, IPv6, has experienced more growth in the last 2 years than in any other period in its 18-year existence . While there are many challenges ahead in the deployment of IPv6, IPv6 is a certain, although eventual, replacement for the currently dominant IP protocol, IPv4. As deployment of IPv6 gains momentum [...]
On June 8, 2011, the Internet Society hosted an international one-day event which became known as World IPv6 Day. This year, June 6, 2012 marks the beginning of World IPv6 Launch, the day when website operators, network operators and home router vendors are being encouraged to turn on IPv6 and leave it on. The 2011 [...]