Open AccessA report on FY06 IPv6 deployment activities and issues at Sandia National Laboratories.
Author(s) -
L.F. Tolendino,
John Eldridge,
Tan Hu
Publication year - 2006
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/887255
Subject(s) - ipv6 , software deployment , ipv4 , the internet , internet protocol , protocol (science) , government (linguistics) , engineering , network packet , computer security , computer science , telecommunications , engineering management , world wide web , software engineering , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , alternative medicine , pathology
Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) has been a mainstay of the both the Internet and corporate networks for delivering network packets to the desired destination. However, rapid proliferation of network appliances, evolution of corporate networks, and the expanding Internet has begun to stress the limitations of the protocol. Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the replacement protocol that overcomes the constraints of IPv4. IPv6 deployment in government network backbones has been mandated to occur by 2008. This paper explores the readiness of the Sandia National Laboratories' network backbone to support IPv6, the issues that must be addressed before a deployment begins, and recommends the next steps to take to comply with government mandates. The paper describes a joint, work effort of the Sandia National Laboratories ASC WAN project team and members of the System Analysis & Trouble Resolution and Network System Design & Implementation Departments
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