IPv6 for Enterprise Networks
The practical guide to deploying IPv6 in campus,
WAN/branch, data center, and virtualized environments
Shannon McFarland, CCIE® No. 5245
Muninder Sambi, CCIE No. 13915
Nikhil Sharma, CCIE No. 21273
Sanjay Hooda, CCIE No. 11737
IPv6 for Enterprise Networks brings together all the information you need to successfully deploy IPv6 in any campus, WAN/branch, data center, or virtualized environment. Four leading Cisco IPv6 experts present a practical approach to organizing and executing your large-scale IPv6 implementation. They show how IPv6 affects existing network designs, describe common IPv4/IPv6 coexistence mechanisms, guide you in planning, and present validated configuration examples for building labs, pilots, and production networks.
The authors first review some of the drivers behind the acceleration of IPv6 deployment in the enterprise. Next, they introduce powerful new IPv6 services for routing, QoS, multicast, and management, comparing them with familiar IPv4 features and behavior. Finally, they translate IPv6 concepts into usable configurations. Up-to-date and practical, IPv6 for Enterprise Networks is an indispensable resource for every network engineer, architect, manager, and consultant who must evaluate, plan, migrate to, or manage IPv6 networks.
Shannon McFarland, CCIE No. 5245, is a Corporate Consulting Engineer for Cisco serving as a technical consultant for enterprise IPv6 deployment and data center design with a focus on application deployment and virtual desktop infrastructure. For more than 16 years, he has worked on large-scale enterprise campus, WAN/branch, and data center network design and optimization. For more than a decade, he has spoken at IPv6 events worldwide, including Cisco Live.
Muninder Sambi, CCIE No. 13915, is a Product Line Manager for Cisco Catalyst 4500/4900 series platform, is a core member of the Cisco IPv6 development council, and a key participant in IETF’s IPv6 areas of focus.
Nikhil Sharma, CCIE No. 21273, is a Technical Marketing Engineer at Cisco Systems where he is responsible for defining new features for both hardware and software for the Catalyst 4500 product line.
Sanjay Hooda, CCIE No. 11737, a Technical Leader at Cisco, works with embedded systems, and helps to define new product architectures. His current areas of focus include high availability and messaging in large-scale distributed switching systems.
n Identify how IPv6 affects enterprises
n Understand IPv6 services and the IPv6 features that make them possible
n Review the most common tranisition mechanisms including dual-stack (IPv4/IPv6) networks, IPv6 over IPv4 tunnels, and IPv6 over MPLS
n Create IPv6 network designs that reflect proven principles of modularity, hierarchy, and resiliency
n Select the best implementation options for your organization
n Build IPv6 lab environments
n Configure IPv6 step-by-step in campus, WAN/branch, and data center networks
n Integrate production-quality IPv6 services into IPv4 networks
n Implement virtualized IPv6 networks
n Deploy IPv6 for remote access
n Manage IPv6 networks efficiently and cost-effectively
This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Press®, which offers networking professionals valuable information for constructing efficient networks, understanding new technologies, and building successful careers.
Shannon McFarland, CCIE No. 5245, is a corporate consulting engineer for Cisco, working as a technical
consultant for enterprise IPv6 deployment and data center design with a focus on application deployment
and virtual desktop infrastructure. Over the last 16 years, he has worked on large-scale enterprise campus
and WAN/branch network design, data center design and optimization for Microsoft operating systems
and server applications, as well as design and optimization of virtual desktop infrastructure deployments.
For the past 10 years, Shannon has been a frequent speaker at IPv6 events worldwide (notably Cisco Live
[formerly Networkers]), IPv6 summits, and other industry events. He has authored many papers and Cisco
Validated Designs (CVD) on IPv6, IP Multicast, Microsoft Exchange, VMware View, and other applications,
as well as contributed to many Cisco Press books. Prior to his time at Cisco, Shannon worked as a
consultant for a value-added reseller and also as a network engineer in the healthcare industry. Shannon
lives with his wife and children in Castle Rock, CO.
Muninder Sambi, CCIE No. 13915, is a manager of product marketing for the Cisco Catalyst 4500/4900
series platform. As a product line manager, he is responsible for defining product strategies on the multibillion-
dollar Catalyst 4500 and 4900 series platforms, which include next-generation product architectures
both for user access in Campus and Server access in the Data Center. Prior to this role, Muninder
played a key role in defining the long-term Software and Services strategy for Cisco’s modular switching
platforms (Catalyst 6500 and 4500/4900 series) including a focus on IPv6 innovations. Some of these
innovations enabled dual-stack IPv6 deployments in large enterprise and service provider networks.
Muninder is also a core member of Cisco’s IPv6 development council. Muninder has represented Cisco as
part of multiple network design architecture reviews with large enterprise customers. Over the last 12+
years, Muninder has worked on multiple Enterprise Campus, WAN, and Data Center designs. Prior to
working at Cisco, Muninder worked as a network consultant for one of India’s leading network integrators
and was responsible for designing and implementing LAN, WAN, and hosted Data Center networks.
Muninder lives with his wife and children in Fremont, California.
Nikhil Sharma, CCIE No. 21273, is a technical marketing engineer at Cisco, where he is responsible for
defining new features, both hardware and software, for the Catalyst 4500 product line. Over the last 10
years, Nikhil has worked with various enterprise customers to design and troubleshoot both large and
midsize campus and data center networks.
Sanjay Hooda, CCIE No. 11737, is a technical leader at Cisco, where he works with embedded systems
and helps define new product architectures. His current focus areas include high availability and messaging
in large-scale distributed switching systems. Over the last 14 years, Sanjay’s experience spans various
areas, including SCADA (Supervisor Control and Data Acquisition), large-scale software projects, and
enterprise campus and LAN, WAN, and data center network design.
