Implementing IPv6: Supporting the Next Generation Internet Protocols (M&t IP Library)

If you are a network manager transitioning from an older Internet Protocol to Internet Protocol version 6, you know that version 6 includes enhancements to maintain the network efficiency required by increasing traffic. "Implementing IPv6," 2nd Edition is written to facilitate this transition by presenting the following:

• Shortcomings of IPv4 and the resulting functions and specifications of IPv6 Architecture of IPv6
• Enhancements to support systems required for IPv6
• Intranetwork communication and issues surrounding support for local networks
• Routing issues and enhancements to RIP, OSPF, and BGP
• Operating system enhancements, application programming interfaces, and security
• Network management and transition strategies

The enclosed CD-ROM includes the Request for Comments documents for IPv6 and the related protocols that define IPv6 standards.