Bill Cerveny of Arbor Networks has a great post on IPv6 Fragmentation. It works a bit differently in IPv6 from IPv4 and it’s a very important difference. This is especially true when considering how to implement a security policy. Fragmentation is one of the few uses of IPv6 extension headers seen regularly in the wild today and must use Path-MTU to work effectively.
IPv6 Fragmentation
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2011 Fall TXv6TF Conference Registration is Now Open
Please visit the event web page to learn more.
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Light Reading Event Encourages IPv6 Adoption
Light Reading’s IPv6: The Time is Now event in New York City had a pantheon of great speakers. This article summarizes important points from the speakers at the event.
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The Impact of IPv6 on On-Line Marketing
A good paper to share with those in your company that handle on-line marketing has been released by Martin Longo, CTO of real-time identity firm Demandbase. The paper is called “Transition to IPv6: Why Online Marketers Should Care. If you think it’s just IT’s problem, think again” and makes the case for thinking about IPv6 now and not be caught unprepared during the transition.
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TXv6TF Fall Summit Agenda Taking Shape
The mid-September Fall TXv6TF Summit agenda is starting to take shape. Today, TXv6TF announced that there will be a 3-hour hands on lab at the end of the 2nd day of the summit (September 15, 2011). This lab requires no prior experience with IPv6 and will be consist of the following agenda:
- Short lecture – IPv6 addressing
- Lab 1 – Configure network device with IPv6 SLAAC address
- Lab 2 – Configure network device with IPv6 static address
- Lab 3 – Configure network device for basic IPv6 routing between VLANs
- Lab 4 – Configure network device for OSPFv3
The lab will be lead by Jeff Carrell and is free, but advanced registration is required and seats are limited. Each participant must bring a laptop with any operating system that has VPN (PPTP) and telnet capability in order to participate in these labs.
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The Cable Show in Chicago: Cable Operators and IPv6
Comcast and Time Warner Cable both talked about outcomes related to World IPv6 Day this week at The Cable Show in Chicago.
Light Reading offers this summary.
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A Short Bit of Post World IPv6 Day Analysis
Both the European exchange points providing IPv6-specific traffic reports showed an increase in IPv6 traffic on World IPv6 Day. AMS-IX showed a a small increase (peaking at 2.9Gbs), but may not be statiscally significant. Based on looking at the year-to-date IPv6 traffic, it looks like the jump in IPv6 traffic started in February 2011 with an increase in peak usage from around 1.8Gbs to around 2.6Gbs. That roughly matches up with the time of the IANA IPv4 free pool exhaustion. DE-IX showed a marked increase in traffic appearing to at lease double its previous reports. It seems clear the community that used DE-IX was using the day to learn more about IPv6.
Ars Technical offers this summary.
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World IPv6 Day Eve! Cable Internet Users, Check It Out!
World IPv6 Day is coming on June 8th and there are a number of ways to be involved and watch what happens.
A good article on the event is provided by Ars Technica.
If you are a Comcast customer, Comcast is encouraging you to participate in World IPv6 day. Check out their special web site for more. For Time Warner Cable customers, there is a FAQ and a place for testing. For those of you that are Suddenlink customer, there is little information available. In a recent blog article was this comment.
Have a productive World IPv6 Day!
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North American IPv6 Task Force
Welcome to the North American IPv6 Task Force website.
The North American IPv6 Task Force (NAv6TF) is a sub-chapter of the IPv6 Forum dedicated to the advancement and propagation of IPv6 (Internet Protocol, version 6) in the North American continent. Comprised of individual members organized under Non-profit 501(c)(3) entities, rather than corporate sponsors, the NAv6TF mission is to provide technical leadership and innovative thought for the successful integration of IPv6 into all facets of networking and telecommunications infrastructure, present and future.
Through its continued facilitation of publications, IPv6 certifications, IPv6-centric conferences, IPv6 test and interoperability events, IPv6 deployment readiness guides, and collaborative leaders from around the globe, the NAv6TF will strive to be the guiding force for IPv6 adoption and readiness in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
The North American IPv6 Task Force continues to thrive thanks to Jim Bound († 2009) and his initial vision of IPv6 adoption. Jim headed our movement and weaved the social fabric which brought us together. We continue to pursue Jim Bound’s visionary goal of IPv6 Deployment through our voluntary membership of scientists and engineers. The journey is the reward Jim and each of us thank you for inviting us on your flight.
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When will Ars Technica add IPv6 to its website?
Ars Technica has posted an excellent article on their reasons for waiting to deploy IPv6 on their web properties. For those of you facing a similar decision, it’s a good opportunity to compare your thoughts with theirs. From reading the article, their main issues centers around the lack of IPv6 support in phpBB.
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Verizon offering IPv6 Dual Stack in two POPs in Texas
Training Documents from Verizon that confirm that they now offer native dual stack IPv6 services on AS701 (legacy UUNET) in 38 pops in the US. This includes the POP in Houston and Dallas. If you are a current Verizon customer with a circuit that terminates in one of those POPS, contact your sales person and find out more.
In related news, Verizon Wireless has stated (as recently as the most recent CES) that they intend to support IPv6 with the LTE network. However, it is not clear exactly when that will be available.
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It’s the End of IPv4 as We have known it
Today, the free pool of IPv4 addresses unallocated by the IANA is starting to come to an end. The remaining /8s are 102/8, 103/8, 104/8, 179/8 and 185/8. Each of the RIRs will now get one of these as their final allocation from IANA. There will be an announcement about this situation on February 3rd. Check out this link for the live stream.
Posted in IANA, IPv4 Depletion, IPv6, News, RIR
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Good Blog Post on IPv6 Security Concerns
This blog post covers some significant items that ever enterprise should review when adding IPv6 to an existing network. This is not a comprehensive list, but is an excellent place to start when considering IPv6 security additions to an existing general network security approach.
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World IPv6 Day – June 8, 2011
Fast Company has an article about World IPv6 Day. Mark the date and get involved in you can!
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Updates to this web site will be posted on Twitter. So, please follow @txv6tf if you want to be notified about changes to this site via Twitter. Of course, RSS will continue to be available as it has been since the site went on-line.
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Recent Posting on ZDNet concerning NIST IPv6 Guidebook
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols posted an excellent article about the recent release of the NIST IPv6 deployment manual. If you are planning on introducing IPv6 into your network, it is a great place to start.
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New FCC Working Paper: Summary of IPv6 Transition Impacts
Robert Cannon of the FCC’s Office of Strategic Planning & Policy Analysis has written an FCC working paper that offers up a summary of the current situation with the introduction of IPv6 into the Internet. The document is freely available in both Word and Acrobat format.
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SoftLayer is the Official Hosting Provider for TXv6TF
Some of you may have been wondering how TXv6TF would be impacted by the merger of The Planet (our official hosting provider since TXv6TF started) and SoftLayer. The news is outstanding. SoftLayer will continue to provide TXv6TF with hosting services, just as The Planet did. However, it gets even better. The new site is now hosted on the SoftLayer platform, which is the framework that the merged company will continue to grow and develop.
SoftLayer has been offering IPv6 as part of its regular product since 2009 and has made supporting IPv6 on a dedicated hosting platform very straight forward. This means reliability and easy deployment for those that want to use IPv6 today.
TXv6TF looks forward to many years of collaboration with SoftLayer as IPv6 ascends to dominance as the primary Internet Protocol. Special thanks to Paul Ford and Dani Roisman for getting the gears moving to facilitate this migration.
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