Additional Info
IPv4 and IPv6 are bound to coexist for many years. There are various techniques known that are aimed to facilitate transition to IPv6 however it is reasonable to assume that migration path for different providers may vary and there is no "one-site-fits-all" strategy. As of today there are basically three generic strategies:
- tunneling (transport IPv6 over existing IPv4 infrastructure);
- translation (allows IPv6 nodes communicate to IPv4-capable only hosts);
- dual-stack (allows coexist IPv4 and IPv6 on the same hosts and networks).
In reality these techniques are likely used in a combination. However this project's scope is the following:
- configuration of "dual-stack" mode for PortaSwitch;
- only configuration of servers is considered (i.e. IPv6 support by specific services/applications are beyond the scope and is a matter of separate dedicated projects).
Specifications
References
- RFC 4291 - IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
- RFC 5952 - A Recommendation for IPv6 Address Text Representation
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