Packed with diagrams and illustrations, this book discusses those protocols that are found in more capable IPv6 devices, are commonly deployed in more complex IPv6 network environments, or are not ...

But with IPv6, troubleshooting can be more difficult due to the unfamiliar address structure and more advanced routing and address allocation mechanisms. This can lead to a steeper learning curve ...

Another major concept concerns routing. IPv6 uses RA (Router Advertisement) instead of DHCP for address assignment. Local clients receive a globally routable prefix, meaning each device can ...