Updates to the IPv6 tutorial at LACNIC 39

28/03/2023

The IPv6 tutorial scheduled for LACNIC 39 comes with updates.  The experts Alejandro Acosta, Uesley Correa, and Jose Cotua will be leading the IPv6-Only course, which is scheduled to take place on May 8 at the event in Merida, Mexico. This course is expected to be a valuable training opportunity for network engineers.

The workshop will cover IPv6-only networking concept, covering from NAT64/DNS64 to IPv6 networks in 10GPON, including SIIT-DC. According to Acosta, the workshop will consist of theoretical explanations for each topic, as well as live practical demonstrations.

The training on NAT64/DNS64 and IPv4 prefix routing in IPv6-only networks (using RFC 8950 and without tunnels or MPLS) will be conducted by LACNIC’s expert. SIIT-DC will be taught by Correa, and Cotua will provide a live demonstration of IPv6 provisioning to 10GPON networks.

This topic is precisely one of the great highlights of the tutorial. “It is a current and necessary topic in connection with IPv6 and the growth of 10GPON networks worldwide,” Acosta added.

TRAINING

The workshop will address two crucial topics:  NAT64/DNS64 and IPv4 prefix routing in IPv6 networks.

The first topic will be key to understand most of the course as it will provide a detailed description of how NAT64/DNS64 operates within networks, in addition to outlining its strengths and weaknesses. Once the theoretical content has been completed, there will be a live demo of this mechanism.

Routing IPv4 prefixes on IPv6-only networks is an innovative technique that allows for efficient advertising of IPv4 prefixes on IPv6 networks by relying on BGP capabilities and routing them within a Datacenter. ” This mechanism does not use tunnels, MPLS or NAT. It is implemented in a native way. We will explain in detail how it works using BGP sessions between different devices and capturing packets with Wireshark,” said Acosta. This practice will provide a detailed understanding of how IPv4 prefix routing works in IPv6-only networks.

Correa will provide training on the SIIT-DC transition mechanism, which demonstrates a network deployment model enabling ‘Legacy IPv4 Only’ networks to establish connections to and from IPv6-only networks.  This allows for connections between IPv4 and IPv6 single-stack networks. As a result, the SIIT-DC mechanism simplifies the deployment of IPv6-only network infrastructures.  For instance, setting up an IPv6-only datacenter becomes a straightforward task, which promotes the use of IPv6 end-to-end connectivity.

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