Implementing IPv6 into Existing IPv4 Network on Cisco Devices
Pham, Hoang (2013)
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu
2013
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201305179246
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201305179246
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The context of this project was a target organization which was planning on deploying a new IPv6 network system on their current IPv4 resources. The system administrator would like to have a document that would provide general knowledge of the new addressing system including its features, resource requirements, implementation guidance, and possible network models.
The Internet world has been growing rapidly during recent years and the IPv4 addressing space resource is used out. An upgrade to the new IPv6 addressing system is becoming a vital requirement for organizations. Despite the fact that documentations about IPv6 can be easily found but there are still o very few organizations have done the upgrade. This might be caused by many factors such as costs for the upgrade (labour, resources, and time), interruption, devices that do not support IPv6 are still in use, as well as troubleshooting skills and knowledge for the new problems that might come with the new system.
For the above reasons, this project was carried out. Within this project, six Cisco Catalyst 3750 routers were used for building the testing network. The implementation process was done both on real devices and the virtual environment of GNS3. The testing network topology was built to create a sample that involved setting up a new environment at the target organization, allowing the existing IPv4 network to operate optimally, while also allowing the introduction of the new system of IPv6 network.
The project managed to achieve the goals of analysing the concept, new features, and the structure of IPv6 as well as comparing IPv6 with the previous IPv4 to help understand the necessity for an upgrade. The testing output showed a successful result. The resulting document will serve as a reference of implementation for system engineers and product engineers for the deployment of IPv6 protocol on a production network.
The Internet world has been growing rapidly during recent years and the IPv4 addressing space resource is used out. An upgrade to the new IPv6 addressing system is becoming a vital requirement for organizations. Despite the fact that documentations about IPv6 can be easily found but there are still o very few organizations have done the upgrade. This might be caused by many factors such as costs for the upgrade (labour, resources, and time), interruption, devices that do not support IPv6 are still in use, as well as troubleshooting skills and knowledge for the new problems that might come with the new system.
For the above reasons, this project was carried out. Within this project, six Cisco Catalyst 3750 routers were used for building the testing network. The implementation process was done both on real devices and the virtual environment of GNS3. The testing network topology was built to create a sample that involved setting up a new environment at the target organization, allowing the existing IPv4 network to operate optimally, while also allowing the introduction of the new system of IPv6 network.
The project managed to achieve the goals of analysing the concept, new features, and the structure of IPv6 as well as comparing IPv6 with the previous IPv4 to help understand the necessity for an upgrade. The testing output showed a successful result. The resulting document will serve as a reference of implementation for system engineers and product engineers for the deployment of IPv6 protocol on a production network.