Neighbour Discovery Protocol (NDP) & Automatic tunnelling

The Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) was originally designed to do the equivalent of ARP in IPv4. That is, to resolve layer three addresses into layer two addresses. Later the protocol was extended to handle other functions, like duplicate address discovery, router redirects, router advertisements and neighbor reachability.
Complete info at CSO.

2011-09-11 17:02:09, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=7985

The IPv6 Forum Launches BOUNDv6: World IPv6 Internet

Accelerating Adoption of the New Internet.
Complete info at MarketWatch and Sys-Con.

2011-09-11 16:55:07, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=7984

You Say Tomato, I Say Network Service Bus

It?s interesting to watch the evolution of IT over time.
Complete info at Sys-Con.

2011-09-11 16:53:02, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=7983

IPv6 Design: Forget The IPv4 Rules

You've acquired a nice new IPv6 address block, and now you need to come up with an IPv6 address allocation design for your network. If there is one bit of advice I can offer you as you begin your IPv6 address design, it's this: Abandon almost everything you've learned about IPv4 address design. Throw it right out the window.
Complete info at NetworkComputing.

2011-09-11 16:49:41, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=7982

IPv6: Third Horseman of the Tech Apocalypse

The previous two columns in this series -- "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Class of 2011" -- discussed the cloud and recreational hacking and what they mean for corporate counsel. This column looks at the third of the horsemen: IPv6, the new protocol for the internet that is rolling out over the next few months.
Complete info at LAW.

2011-09-11 16:48:16, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=7981

Hosting Controller Control Panel 8.12 Launches Support for IPv6 and Exchange 2010 SP1 Hosting Switch

Hosting Controller developer of Cloud Automation Solutions today announced that it has launched support for IPv6 and Exchange 2010 SP1 Hosting Switch in its unified control panel.
Complete info at Virtual-Strategy, PR.com and 1888PressRelease.

2011-09-11 16:46:48, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=7980

IPv6 migration: Do it for the right reasons

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter's approach.
Complete info at ComputerWorld, CIO and PC World.

2011-09-11 16:42:25, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=7979

Telstra rolls out IPv6 for business, government

Telco says its internet backbone is now dual stacked, with IPv6 available for enterprise, government and wholesale customers.
Complete info at TechWorld, ITWire and Delimiter.

2011-09-11 16:35:21, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=7978

IPv6 design: forget the IPv4 rules

Youve acquired a nice new IPv6 address block, and now you need to come up with an IPv6 address allocation design for your network. If there is one bit of advice I can offer you as you begin your IPv6 address design, its this: Abandon almost everything youve learned about IPv4 address design. Throw it right out the window.

Yes, an IPv6 address at the binary level is still used the same way an IPv4 address is used. Yes, the address bits are still divided between a network part that specifies the exact location of the link to which a device is attached and a host part that identifies a specific device on the link. Yes, you still use CIDR notation (a forward slash and a number) to specify an address prefix of some length. And, yes, if you want to represent just the prefix you set all the host bits to zero (a 24-bit IPv4 prefix might be written as 192.168.23.0/24; a 48-bit IPv6 prefix might be written as 2001:db8:9c5::/48).

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2011-09-09 09:12:50, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/PN-EfIisQ1A/

Brief: How to prepare for IPv6 networking

There is a lot more to IPv6 than just a lot more addresses, including redesigned protocols, better routing, security improvements and finally getting rid of Network Address Translation. In this sponsored brief, How to Prepare for IPv6 Networking by Ed Tittel and Jeff Carrell, they dive into the nuts and bolts of IPv6 and show you what you need to know to start planning your networks transition.

Based on hands-on evaluation of many networking products, the authors will show you what changes you need to make to your networking infrastructure, how you deal with the lack of native IPv6 Internet access, and what particular things you need to upgrade to enable key networking services. There is even a sample case study showing you the time and effort it takes to get IPv6 setup on a typical small business network.

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2011-09-09 09:04:20, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/zw-YByrnc1g/