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ISP networks.
Enterprise networks.
I. INTRODUCTION
Over the past three decades, the development and use
of packet networks based on the Internet Protocol (IP) has
spawned one of the greatest revolutions in
communications the world has ever seen in the advent of
Is there an
existing
Ipv4
network?
Is it
Large
network
ISP?
y
Partially upgrade some of your Access network
routers to Ipv4/Ipv6 dual stack. Use configured
tunneling to connect between them over Ipv4 core
routers.
start
yes
Does ISP
offer native
Ipv6
no
no
Start
yes
Is your
upstream ISP
provide native
Ipv6
connection?
Start
Is there an
existing Ipv4?
network?
y
Do you
want
Ipv4/Ipv6d
ual stack
network ?
Is changing
from Ipv4
network
equipment
easy?
n
y
Existing equipment
gradually replaced by
Ipv4/Ipv6 equipment
Case 4 is not relevant for ISP, given that the goal of the
transition is not a native IPv6 ISP, but rather a dual-stack
ISP. In Case 2, both gateway and ISP network are dualstack enabled, allowing hosts to be IPv4, dual-stack, or
even IPv6 only. For Case 1 and Case 3, a tunneling
mechanism is necessary, and the choice for the enterprise
is which tunnel mechanism to use. These choices include:
Native IPv6.
Manually configured tunnel.
Tunnel broker.
6to4.
ISATAP.
Teredo.
NAT-PT, TRT.
Start
Does your
ISP offer
Ipv6
connectivity
?
Start
Get Ipv6
connection from
your ISP.
Does your
ISP offer
Ipv6
Connection?
Use NAT-PT or
TRT to connect
your enterprise to
Ipv4 world.
n
C. Ipv6 Transition for User:
In this section we will show how a customer can
migrate to IPv6. Figure 7 shows A single user connecting
to an ISP
Most of ISPs have not any support to IPv6, and ISPs that
have their own business focused on IPv4 are tempted to
wait for a significant user demand before offering IPv6
services. Other providers aiming at innovative service
offerings targeted to build their own market-share might
instead be interested in pushing IPv6 as an enabling
technology. Therefore, Customers have the chance to
plan their IPv6 strategy independently of their providers,
and their enterprise by using transition mechanisms like
6to4, tunnel broker, Teredo, as shown in Figure 8.
y
Use The best choice for this state
Tunneling mechanisms like Tunnel
Broker to connect your enterprise
network to Ipv6 world.
Ipv4 Internet
Customer
End
ISP
Network
Ipv6
Internet
Start
Your PC should
be Ipv4/Ipv6 dual
stack.
Does your
ISP offer
IPV6
connectivity?
Is there
NAT in
the path?
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