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relationship with a key provider and gives you the benefit of early
insight into their products and experience for your staff while giving
them early feedback on their products.
Interoperability IPv6 is a feature-rich protocol, and you’ll want to ensure
that all the components, particularly components from different ven-
dors, all work smoothly together. Vendors tend to concentrate on
interoperability within their own product lines, so it is important to
stock the same components that your organizational network uses so
you can test in your own lab.
The learning lab should incorporate testing facilities ...