num_pages: 438
description: IPv6 Essentials  Second Edition provides a succinct in-depth tour of all the new features and functions in IPv6. It guides you through everything you need to know to get started including how to configure IPv6 on hosts and routers and which applications currently support IPv6. The new 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. Aimed at system and network administrators engineers network designers and IT managers this book will help you understand plan for design and integrate IPv6 into your current IPv4 infrastructure. Beginning with a short history of IPv6 author Silvia Hagen provides an overview of new functionality and discusses why we need IPv6. Hagen also shares exhaustive discussions of the new IPv6 header format and Extension Headers IPv6 address and ICMPv6 message format Security QoS Mobility and last but not least offers a Quick Start Guide for different operating systems. IPv6 Essentials  Second Edition also Whether you're ready to start implementing IPv6 today or are planning your strategy for the future IPv6 Essentials  Second Edition will provide the solid foundation you need to get started. Silvia's look at IPv6 is always refreshing as she translates complextechnology features into business drivers and genuine end-user benefits toenable building new business concepts based on end to end models.Latif Ladid President IPv6 Forum Chair EU IPv6 Task Force
language: English
title: IPv6 Essentials
publisher: O'Reilly Media