IP6OTS - IPv6 Operations and Troubleshooting

Master IPv6 network operations and troubleshooting in our expert-designed course for Cisco professionals, aligning with the 2025 Federal System IPv6 mandate.

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Essential Skills Gained

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Describe motivations and potential applications for IPv6 adoption.

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Implement IPv6 services, applications, and multicast protocols.

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Evaluate transition mechanisms for IPv6 deployment.

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Apply security practices and configurations specific to IPv6 networks.

Format

  • Instructor-led
  • 5 days with lectures and hands-on labs.

Audience

  • Network Engineers
  • Technicians in Enterprise
  • Service Provider Technicians
  • Cisco Certified Professionals

Description

IPv6 Operations and Troubleshooting (IP6OTS) is an EnterOne-exclusive 5-day course that provides network engineers and technicians that are working in the enterprise and federal government sectors with the knowledge and skills that are needed to operate, configure, and troubleshoot Cisco IPv6-enabled networks. This course was designed and developed by EnterOne working with the Cisco Federal Team to address and align to the 2025 Federal System IPv6 Mandate. The course provides the following:

  • Overview of IPv6 technologies
  • IPv6 design and implementation
  • IPv6 operations include: addressing, routing and transitionary methods
  • Deployment of IPv6 in enterprise, government and service provider networks
  • Case studies useful for deployment scenarios
  • Current standards for deploying IPv6 in a single stack or dual stack environment

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    Upcoming Course Dates

    July 7-11, 2025

    7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

    Virtual: Online - America/Los_Angeles

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    $4295

    September 8-12, 2025

    7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

    Virtual: Online - America/Los_Angeles

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    November 17-21, 2025

    7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

    Virtual: Online - America/Los_Angeles

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    Course Outline

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    Module 1: Introduction to IPv6

    1. Explaining the Rationale for IPv6 IP Address Allocation

    2. Evaluating IPv6 Features and Benefits

    3. Understanding Market Drivers

    Module 2: IPv6 Operations

    1. Understanding the IPv6 Addressing Architecture

    2. Describing the IPv6 Header Format

    3. Enabling IPv6 on Hosts

    4. Enabling IPv6 on Cisco Routers (IOSXE)

    5. Using ICMPv6 and Neighbor Discovery

    Module 3: IPv6 Services

    1. Describing DNS in an IPv6 Environment

    2. Understanding DHCPv6 Operations

    3. Understanding QoS Support in an IPv6 Environment

    4. Using Cisco IOSXE Software Features

    Module 4: IPv6-Enabled Routing Protocols

    1. Itemizing IPv6 Aware Routing Protocol Types

    2. Examining OSPFv3

    3. Examining EIGRP for IPv6

    4. Understanding MP-BGP

    5. Configuring IPv6 Policy-Based Routing

    6. Configuring FHRP for IPv6

    7. Configuring Route Redistribution

    Module 5: Troubleshooting IPv6 Unicast Operations and Services

    1. Hands on Troubleshooting IPv6

    Module 6: IPv6 Multicast Services

    1. Implementing Multicast in an IPv6 Network

    2. Using IPv6 MLD

    Module 7: IPv6 Transition Mechanisms

    1. Implementing Dual-Stack

    2. Legacy Mechanisms

    3. Transition to Single Stack Deployments

    Module 8: IPv6 Security

    1. Configuring IPv6 ACLs

    2. Using IPsec, IKE, and VPNs

    3. Discussing Security Issues in an IPv6 Transition Environment

    4. Understanding IPv6 Security Practices

    5. Configuring Cisco ASA to support IPv6

    Module 9: Deploying IPv6

    1. Examining IPv6 Address Allocation

    2. IPv6 NAT and DNS

    3. Understanding the IPv6 Multihoming Issue

    4. Identifying IPv6 Enterprise Deployment Strategies

    Module 10: Using IPv6 in a Software-Defined World

    1. IPv6 Cloud and Software Defined Deployments

    2. Planning and Implementing IPv6 in Enterprise Networks

    3. Planning and Implementing IPv6 in Branch Networks

    4. IPv6 and Cloud Deployments

    5. Bonus section (Examples)

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