Understanding IPv6, Third Edition

Chapter 12. ISATAP

At the end of this chapter, you should be able to do the following:

• Define the address format, encapsulation, and intended use of the Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol (ISATAP) IPv6 transition technology.

• Describe how the IPv6 protocol in Windows supports ISATAP as a host and router.

• List and describe the routes on ISATAP hosts, ISATAP routers, and IPv6 routers that make ISATAP-based communication possible.

• Describe how ISATAP communication works between ISATAP hosts and native IPv6 hosts on an intranet.

• Describe how to configure a computer running Windows as an ISATAP host or router.

ISATAP Overview

ISATAP is an address assignment and host-to-host, host-to-router, and router-to-host automatic tunneling technology defined ...