Session Details - Easing the IPv4-to-IPv6 Transition with Route Analytics

IPv6 has been just over the horizon for a long time, but with government agency mandates and exploding numbers of IP-enabled devices, it is finally being deployed in a growing number of networks.  A fundamental challenge to network managers is managing the rollout of a new IPv6 routed network in parallel to the IPv4 network already in place.
 
As the changeover takes place, network engineers will want to ensure that their new IPv6 network is operating as intended:  that the right routers and links have IPv6 routing enabled, address blocks are being advertised where they are intended to be, redundancy is set up properly, and IPv6 network paths are functioning as expected.

This session will address how route analytics technology can make the IPv6 network transition smoother by:providing an accurate map of the network topology so users can see IPv4 and IPv6 routing topologies, including precise paths, allowing configuration errors to be spotted at a glance and effective troubleshooting performed

  • modeling migration changes before they are actually made, so engineers can do the most accurate possible planning
  • capturing a complete history of network as it changes - including a network-wide prefix inventory - so engineers can analyze differences across various points in time in the transition process
  • establishing network management best practices that are appropriate the increased level of routing complexity in dual-stack networks.
     

Schedule

Thursday, May 13, 2010, 10:30 am-11:00 am

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