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IPv6 Transition Planning and
Strategies
The IETF is putting almost as much effort into developing a smooth
transition process as they are into developing the protocol itself, and with
good reason. The IPv6-enabled networks of the near future will offer many
advantages over today’s networks—advantages that are sorely needed as
the network platform takes on new applications and millions of new users.
But with IPv4 widely deployed and running business-critical operations
today, a smooth transition must be assured. Without a good transition tool
set, IPv6 networks would not arrive until much later.
This chapter describes a general methodology for transitioning ...