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Learn to Set Up an IPv6 Network
Merit is pleased to sponsor the Internet2 IPv6 workshop, developed and regularly presented by
Internet2's IPv6 working group.
This hands-on workshop will be held at Merit's offices in Ann Arbor on November 11-13, 2009. The workshop will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11 and conclude
at noon on Friday, Nov. 13.
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About the Workshop:
Over the course of this workshop we will design and set up a functioning IPv6 network. This network will be connected to the Internet2 IPv6 network, and thus to the rest of the global IPv6 network. We will have both external and internal routing configured. Using IPv6 transition tools, we will also gateway between the workshop IPv6 network and the global IPv4 internet.
It is our expectation that, after having experienced one workshop as a student, an attendee will be able to engineer IPv6 networks within his/her campus or gigaPoP, to explain IPv6 engineering concepts to peers, and, in some cases, to help teach or facilitate future IPv6 workshops.
In detail, the topics we will cover at this workshop are:
- Router Configuration: How do you turn on IPv6 routing on a router?
- BGP Configuration: Students will configure BGP sessions between the campus, gigaPoP, and core routers.
- Addressing: We will discuss how IPv6 addressing works, what types of addressing schemes are possible given the number of addresses available, how allocations are made, and current best practices.
- BIND configuration: DNS is extremely important in IPv6. We will address how to populate a server with AAAA records, and how to configure it to perform both forward and reverse lookups. We will discuss best practices,
BIND versions required, and potential pitfalls.
- Transition Issues: How do you make your IPv6 network IPv4-aware and vice versa? How extensively can you do dual-stack implementations and where do you need to do translation?
- Discussion Issues: There are several aspects of IPv6 that we will take some time to discuss. Among them are the effects of multihoming, how auto-configuration affects network administrators and network management.
Services: What IPv6 services should a campus or gigaPoP currently offer? What are the best known practices for distributing IPv6 throughout a campus or state network?
Who should attend?
The principal qualification for attendees is that they recognize the
need for deployment and integration of IPv6 at their home institutions.
The workshop is recommended for individuals responsible for
setting up and maintaining networks on a campus or for an organization.
What to bring
Students are asked to bring a laptop capable of running an IPv6 stack. We prefer that these stacks be installed prior to the workshop, but help will be available at the workshop if that is not possible. Laptops should also have an integrated serial port or a USB-to-serial adapter for accessing router console ports.
Recommended text
We recommend that attendees consider reading Marc Blanchet's Migrating to IPv6: A Practical Guide for Mobile and Fixed Networks. The book is a comprehensive overview of IPv6 and related protocols, with practical techniques and advice on implementation, applications and deployment. You can read more about the book at
http://www.ipv6book.ca/
Details and registration
The workshop will run from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11; 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12; and 8:00 a.m. to noon on Friday, Nov. 13. The location is
Merit's offices at the Michigan
Information Technology Center, 1000 Oakbrook Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104.
Get directions.
Registration Information
The cost for the workshop is $450 for Merit Members and other Internet2 Members. For non-Members, the cost of the course is $650. Breakfast, beverages, and snacks are included.
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For information please contact your
Merit Support team
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