OARnet Workshop



IPv6 Workshop

Workshop Presentation [pdf]

Workshop is full; register to be added to the waitlist.

The workshop is recommended for individuals responsible for setting up and maintaining networks on a campus or for an organization. Attendees will design and set up a functioning IPv6 network connected to the Internet2 IPv6 network. Plus, you will configure both external and internal routing and, using IPv6 transition tools, gateway between the workshop IPv6 network and the global IPv4 Internet.

WHEN: March 13 - 15, 2012
Tuesday, March 13: 1:00 - 5:00pm
Wednesday, March 14: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday March 15: 9:00am - noon

WHERE: OARnet, Bale Theater
1224 Kinnear Road
Columbus, Ohio 43212 [map]

Register FOR A PLACE ON THE WAITLIST online: http://www.oar.net/ipv6/workshop/register/

Workshop Details

The cost for the workshop is $75, which will cover all handouts, continental breakfast, beverages, lunch and snacks. Seating is limited to the first 20 registrants.

Workshop Topics

    • Router configuration
    • BGP configuration. You will configure BGP sessions between the campus, GigaPoP, and core routers.
    • IPv6 addressing
    • 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 between IPv6 and IPv4 networks.

At the conclusion of the workshop, you should be able to:

    • Engineer IPv6 networks within their campus or GgigaPoP
    • Explain IPv6 engineering concepts to peers
    • Help teach or facilitate future IPv6 workshops.

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/

Contact

Ann Zimmerman
OARnet
Manager of Client Services
annz@oar.net
614-292-9022