IPv6 Advanced Training Course

This two-day course provides an in-depth coverage of key topics regarding the deployment of IPv6 in different types of networks. The participant will gain insight into industry best practices and develop a high-level understanding of the different stages of IPv6 rollout.

To attend this course, you must have participated in the "IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course"
or have followed the "IPv6 Fundamentals e-learning course" in the RIPE NCC Academy.

NOTE: If you have already deployed IPv6 on your network, this course may not be appropriate for you. Please read the pre-requisites, course content and goals before registering.

You should attend this training course if you are a network engineer or a network manager and want to deploy IPv6 in your network. You should:

• Have basic knowledge of IPv6 and want to learn more about implementing IPv6 across different types of networks

• Have experience with IPv4 routing

• Want to learn more about designing an IPv6 Transition Strategy

It is assumed you are familiar with:

• IPv4

• IPv6 Fundamental level: IPv6 notation, header information, DHCPv6, NDP

• IP networking basics: concepts and protocols TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP),

• For the Labs: Basic understanding of CLI and command line tools.

• Introduction

• Get Approval Phase

• Get the green light

• Project Planning

• Get Ready Phase

• Create an addressing Plan

• Get IPv6 Training

• Build a test environment

• Adopt a transition strategy

• Deploy Phase

• Backbone network

• Access network

• Enterprise network

• Datacenter network

• Cloud network

• Manage

• Troubleshooting

• Monitoring

• Tips and Tricks

• Identify the differences between IPv6 and IPv4 regarding routing protocols

• Learn how to implement OSPFv3 and BGP in an IPv6 network

• Understand the aspects of IPv6 that differ from IPv4, especially regarding host configuration, SLAAC and DHCPv6

• Recognise the existing solutions to provide a smooth transition to IPv6

• Acquire a general understanding of the major issues with IPv6 regarding security and IP address management

• Configure IPv6 with OSPF and BGP in a test network


The latest version of the training material is available here.