IPv6 course: Overview of schools and offers at a glance

IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) is a procedure standardized by the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) for the transmission of data in packet-switched computer networks such as the Internet. Together with 500 other network protocols of the TCP/IP family, IPv6 forms the basis for communication on the Internet. Control information from various network protocols is interleaved in the packets according to a layer model. It is based on the network layer (layer 3) of the OSI layer model. As part of the network layer within the Internet protocol family, the iPv6 protocol establishes a 128-bit addressing of the network elements involved that is valid across subnetworks. It also regulates routing - the process of packet forwarding between subnets, which in turn are operated by various lower-layer protocols. Compared to the previous IPv4 version, this Internet standard version offers more possible IPv6 addresses for addressing network elements, the unique addressing of all end devices in a network as well as more stable and more extensive public addressing.

An IPv6 training course explains the new features compared to IPv4, migration strategies, how the protocol works and the security aspects. IPv6 training can cover the following topics:

• Introduction, new features in Internet Protocol Version 6
• Headers, extension headers and the structure of IPV6 addresses
• IPv6 communication and weaknesses
• Stateless and stateful autoconfiguration
• Planning the secure migration from IPv4 to IPv6
• Internet Protocol Version 6 in end devices, routers and firewalls
• Tunneling via IPv4
• Interworking with IPv4 (NAT64 and DNS64)
• Routing and network services (DNS, DHCP, RADIUS and SNMP)
• Applications: WWW, FTP and e-mail
• Internet access and ISP networks
• Enterprise networks
• Internet Protocol Version 6 in the mobile world
• Security: New points of attack, protection, firewall and VPN

The courses are aimed at planners, administrators and security officers involved in the introduction of IPv6. Detailed knowledge of IPv4 is often required. Graduates will be able to carry out a structured and secure migration to Internet Protocol version 6.

Would you like to help shape IT in the area of standardized data transmission in the future and be familiar with addressing, routing, auxiliary protocols, design, interworking and security? On Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch you will find a selection of providers who offer courses, training, workshops or training in this area. Receive free course information by e-mail as a PDF or by post.