Internet2 IPv6 Workshops

Purpose

Over the course of this workshop, we will design and set up a functioning IPv6 network. This network will be connected to the Internet2 IPv6 network, and thus to the rest of the global IPv6 network. We will have both external and internal routing configured. Using IPv6 transition tools, we will also gateway between the workshop IPv6 network and the global IPv4 internet.

It is our expectation that, after having experienced one workshop as a student, an attendee will be able to engineer IPv6 networks within his/her campus or gigaPoP, to explain IPv6 engineering concepts to peers, and, in some cases, to help teach or facilitate future IPv6 workshops.

Registration for Upcoming Workshops

Registration for open workshops is available via the table below and limited to 24 participants. The fee for the workshop is $450 when it is held in conjunction with a Joint Techs Workshop, otherwise there is a member fee of $450 and a non-member fee of $650.

Host/Roster	Location	Dates	Registration	Evaluation
TIP2013	Sarimonak Room East-West Center University of Hawaii-Manoa Honolulu, HI	1/17-18/2013	via TIP2013	N/A
Stanford University	Li Ka Shing Conference Center Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge Stanford School of Medicine Stanford, CA	7/18-19/2012	OPEN	N/A
LONI: Louisana Optical Network Initiave	LONI Pennington Research Foundation Conference Center, Seminar Room 326 6400 Perkins Road Baton Rouge, LA Workshop Logistics	9/15 -16_2011	CLOSED	CLOSED
University of Alaska-Fairbanks	Wood Center UAF Campus Fairbanks, AK Workshop Logistics	07/13-15_2011	CLOSED	CLOSED
Claremont Colleges	Sprague Learning Studio Sprague Building Harvey Mudd College Workshop Logistics	05/24-26_2011	CLOSED	CLOSED

Links to previous workshops can be found HERE. Individuals interested in hosting a future workshop a planning document is HERE or should contact Susan Evett. For more information about all Internet2 workshops, email workshops@internet2.edu.

Workshop Content

In detail, the topics we will cover at this workshop are:

Router Configuration: How do you turn on IPv6 routing on a router?
BGP Configuration: Students will configure BGP sessions between the campus, gigaPoP, and core routers.
Addressing: We will discuss how addressing works, what types of addressing schemes are possible given the number of addresses available, how allocations are made, and current best practices.
Bind configuration: DNS is extremely important in IPv6. We will address how to populate a server with AAAA records, and how to configure it to perform both forward and reverse lookups. We will discuss best practices, bind versions required, and potential pitfalls.
Transition Issues: How do you make your IPv6 network IPv4-aware and vice versa? How extensively can you do dual stack implementations and where do you need to do translation?
Discussion Issues: There are several aspects of IPv6 that we will take some time to discuss. Among them are the effects of multihoming, how auto-configuration affects network administrators and network management.
Services: What IPv6 services should a campus or gigapop currently offer? What are the best known practices for distributing IPv6 throughout a campus or state network?

What to Bring

Students are asked to bring a laptop capable of running an IPv6 stack. We prefer that these stacks be installed prior to the workshop, but help will be available at the workshop if that is not possible. Laptops should also have an integrated serial port or a USB-to-serial adapter for accessing router console ports.

Sponsors/Acknowledgements

Contributors include Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, and OARnet, who have provided presenters for individual workshops.