Part VII: IP Version 6

So far, this book has mostly ignored IP version 6 (IPv6). This part reverses the trend, collecting all the specific IPv6 topics into four chapters.

The chapters in Part VII walk you through the same topics discussed throughout this book for IPv4, often using IPv4 as a point of comparison. Certainly, many details differ when comparing IPv4 and IPv6. However, many core concepts about IP addressing, subnetting, routing, and routing protocols remain the same. The chapters in this part build on those foundational concepts, adding the specific details about how IPv6 forwards IPv6 packets from one host to another.

Chapter 22: Fundamentals of IP Version 6

Chapter 23: IPv6 Addressing and Subnetting

Chapter 24: Implementing IPv6 Addressing on Routers

Chapter 25: Implementing IPv6 Routing

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