Description
Book SynopsisThis book covers the inexorable exhaustion of the IPv4 address space, the interim fix to this based on Network Address Translation (NAT) and Private Addresses, and the differences between IPv4 and IPv6. It will help you understand the limitations and problems introduced by the use of NAT and introduce you to the far simpler network and software designs possible, using a larger, unified address space.
IPv6, a mature and viable replacement for IPv4, is currently used by more than 36% of all global Internet traffic. Wireless telephone service providers in many countries have migrated their networks to IPv6 with great success. The elimination of NAT and Private Addresses has vastly simplified network design and implementation. Further, there are now enough public addresses allocated to accommodate all anticipated uses for the foreseeable future.
Most networking products and software, especially open-source software, are already fully IPv6 compliant. Today, no business sh
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. History of Computer Networks up to IPv4
3. Review of IPv4
4. The Depletion of the IPv4 Address Space
5. IPv6 Deployment Progress
6. IPv6 Core Protocols
7. IPSec and IKEv2
8. Transition Mechanisms
9. IPv6 on Mobile Devices
10. DNS
11. The Future of Messaging with No NAT
12. IPv6 Related Organizations
13. IPv6 Projects
