This article identifies several sources of information about software products that do (or do not) support Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), but it does not (indeed, cannot) provide comprehensive information about the tens of thousands of products available from hundreds of vendors. There is currently no single source that identifies all software products that support IPv6.
The IPv6 support status of a software product can be determined:
- Formally, by conducting a test based on a written, publicly available test plan, and/or
- Informally, based on users’ experiences and developers’ statements.
When none of the sources in this article mention the IPv6 support status of a software product of interest, a search for
“software product name” ipv6 support
using any web search engine (including the double quote marks around software product name) may informally determine its IPv6 support status.
The IPv6 Product Testing Results article in the Testing section identifies four different categories of organizations:
International,
United States (US) government,
US Department of Defense, and
Commercial and open source
that have formally tested many software as well as hardware products and determined their support or lack of support.
Beginning in 2016, apps for Apple iOS 9 (or later) submitted to the App Store must first be formally tested and found to be compatible with IPv6 DNS64/NAT64 networks and also support IPv6-only networking.
(Note: The sources of IPv6 product support status mentioned below provide only informal determinations.)
Seven sections and individual articles in this IPv6 Knowledge base identify software products that do or do not support IPv6, including:
- IP Transport section provides configuration details for various computer and router operating systems
that support IPv6, - Security section provides configuration details for various firewalls that support IPv6,
- Applications section provides configuration details for various web browsers that support IPv6,
- IPv6 and Virtual Private Networks (VPN) article in the Infrastructure section identifies VPNs that
simultaneously tunnel both IPv6 and IPv4 through a single tunnel, - Further Resources for Enabling IPv6 in Microsoft Windows Application Servers section of the Enabling IPv6 in
Microsoft Windows Application Servers article in the Infrastructure section, - IPv6 Software Information file (last updated Dec 2011, but IPv6 support status remains valid for later
versions) lists software that supports IPv6 (or indicates that it does not use Internet Protocol at all):
(a) System and Application Development Products (Libraries, Compliers, Debuggers, et cetera) and
(b) Third Party Products (Commercial Off The Shelf [COTS], Government Off The Shelf [GOTS],
and Open Source).
(Since this file was originally compiled as part of the Defense Research and Engineering (DREN)
IPv6 Pilot, many of the entries are for software used on supercomputers.), and - Software-Defined Overview article in the Software-Defined Networking (SDN) knowledge base
mentions several specific software products. Unless otherwise specifically noted therein, those products support
IPv6.
The Microsoft.com IPv6 Support in Microsoft Products and Services article (archived 2017, but IPv6 support status remains valid for later versions) lists many Microsoft application, server and Operating System programs that do or do not support IPv6.
The IPv6 compliance of WLCG applications file (archived 2014, but IPv6 support status remains valid for later versions) lists Worldwide Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Computing Grid (WLCG) software that supports or does not support IPv6. Since this file was originally compiled as part of the WLCG project, many of the entries are for software used on supercomputers.
The IPv6 to Standard website is maintained by the IETF IPv6 Maintenance 6man working group. It lists many, many software products that support IPv6.
Several articles in the Wikipedia Encyclopedia indicate whether software products in several categories do or do not support IPv6, including:
common applications,
email clients,
DNS servers,
IP address management (IPAM),
mail servers,
network monitoring systems,
operating systems,
licensed operating systems,
open-source operating systems,
remote desktop software,
SSH clients,
SSH servers,
transition mechanisms,
Usenet newsreaders,
virtual private network services,
voice over IP (VoIP) software,
web browsers,
web hosting control panels, and
web server software.
The University of Wisconsin Knowledgebase IPv6 Application Compatibility article listed software products that supporte IPv6 and referenced other lists of software products that supported IPv6 (archived 2009, but IPv6 support status remains valid for later versions).
The DeepSpace 6 Linux IPv6 Portal Current Status of IPv6 Support for Networking Applications article (as of 2018, but IPv6 support status remains valid for later versions) lists Networking Applications that support IPv6.
The National Institute for Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-119 Guidelines for the Secure Deployment of IPv6, Dec, 2010 distinguishes between the deployment of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) and the transition to IPv6 as follows:
"Since the majority of organizations will most likely run both IPv6 and IPv4 on their networks for the foreseeable future, this document speaks about the deployment of IPv6 rather than the transition to IPv6."
IPv6 is not backwards compatible with IPv4, so some kind of IPv6 transition mechanism must be used to allow IPv4-only and IPv6-only based systems to communicate. This Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Request For Comments (RFC) 6180 Guidelines for Using IPv6 Transition Mechanisms during IPv6 Deployment provides general guidance. In addition to the systems involved in the communication, at what point the transition occurs along the path between the communicating systems also needs to be considered, as discussed in this IETF draft document IPv6-only Terminology Definition.
This IETF RFC 9096 describes several IPv6 transition mechanisms. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Industry Specification Group for IPv6 Integration (ISG for IP6) Generic migration steps from IPv4 to IPv6 report describes several additional IPv6 transition mechanisms.
Many IPv6 transitions mechanisms have been developed over the years to allow systems that use IPv6 and/or IPv4 protocols to coexist, and for IPv4-based systems to transition to IPv6. An IPv6 transition mechanism typically falls into one of three categories:
- A dual-stack environment in which each computer or router implements both IPv6 and IPv4 protocols, so that services and applications can use either (or both) as required. This requires an IPv4 address and an IPv6 address for every dual-stack device. The dual-stack approach is a preferred IPv6 transition mechanism for introducing IPv6 support in existing IPv4 devices and will remain widely used in the near future.
- A tunneling mechanism (also known as tunnelling) in which either manually or automatically established tunnels interconnect isolated enclaves of IPv6 (or IPv4) computers so that they may communicate across an IPv4-only (or IPv6-only) wide-area infrastructure. Packets are encapsulated before being transported across a wide-area infrastructure and decapsulated at the receiving end. There are four broad categories of tunneling mechanisms:
A. One that is widely deployed and available for free to individuals who do not have native IPv6 connectivity is a tunnel broker. Hurricane Electric offers one tunnel broker here. It does not require any software to be installed locally, but does require a stable public IPv4 address. It requires user registration.
B. Another is a Virtual Private Network (VPN). VPNs are discussed separately in the IPv6 and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) article in the Infrastructure section.
C. A third (encompassing a variety of implementations) is IPv4-as-a-Service (IPv4aaS). IETF RFC 8585 describes the general requirements for routers implementing IPv4aaS. IPv4aaS is described separately in this series of articles: part 1, part 2, and part 3. The pros and cons of several IPv4aaS transition mechanisms are compared in IETF RFC 9313.
D. Microsoft-specific: IP-HTTPS, DirectAccess and Teredo. - Protocol translation software which allows IPv4-only or IPv6-only devices to communicate directly with IPv6-only or IPv4-only devices, via some bi-directional protocol translation process. This often involves replacing and/or modifying the addresses/port numbers in packet headers. Protocol translation can become quite complicated, and typically does not scale well. With so many different protocol translation processes available, few are likely to find wide-spread use. Notable exceptions that are finding wide-spread use include NAT64/DNS64 and the more recent 464xlat transition mechanisms.
Older IPv6 transition mechanisms are discussed in this white paper and presentation. Later IPv6 transition mechanisms are described in this paper, which offers additional reasons why most protocol translation processes will never see widespread use. Some of the later IPv6 transition mechanisms are also described in this tutorial. The following table provides information about specific IPv6 transition mechanisms:
IETF Standards for IPv6 transition mechanism: | Also see above references: | For additional information see: |
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4in6. An early IPv4aaS transition mechanism | this article | |
464xlat. A later IPv4aaS transition mechanism. |
tutorial | this article, this article, this article, this frequently asked question (faq), this IETF RFC 8683 |
6over4. An early IPv4aaS transition mechanism | white paper | |
6to4. An early IPv4aaS transition mechanism | white paper | |
Adaptive IPv4 Address Space (EzIP) | this article | |
Application Level (or Layer) Gateway (ALG) | white paper | this article |
Anything in Anything (AYIYA). An early transition mechanism, proposed but never implemented |
this article | |
BUMP IN THE API (BIA) | white paper | |
BUMP IN THE HOST (BIH) | white paper | |
BUMP IN THE STACK (BIS) | white paper | |
Carrier-Grade NAT (CGN, sometimes called CG-NAT or CGNAT). Also called Large Scale NAT (LSN or LSNAT). An early IPv4aaS transition mechanism | paper, tutorial | this article, this presentation |
Domain Name Service ALG (DNS_ALG) | white paper | |
Dual-Stack Lite (DS-lite). One way to implement Carrier-Grade NAT (See above) | paper, tutorial |
this IETF RFC 7021, this presentation |
Dual-Stack Transition Mechanism (DSTM). An early IPv4aaS transition mechanism | white paper | |
Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE). An early IPv4aaS transition mechanism | this article, IETF RFC 7676 | |
Host Identity Protocol (HIP). Theoretically, an alternative to transitioning the Internet to IPv6 | this overview, references | this analysis |
IPv4 Residual Deployment IETF RFC 7600 (4rd) | this article | |
IPv6 Rapid Deployment IETF RFC 5969 (6rd) and the earlier IETF RFC 4213 (6in4 also called 6-in-4). Two early IPv4aaS transition mechanisms | tutorial | this presentation, this article |
Intra-Site Automatic Tunneling Addressing Protocol (ISATAP). An early IPv4aaS transition mechanism | white paper | |
Lightweight IPv4-over-IPv6 (lw4o6) (also called 4over6). An example of an IPv4aaS transition mechanism | this article, this presentation | |
Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP) | paper | this article |
Mapping of Address and Port with Encapsulation (MAP-E) and the related Address + Port (A+P) | paper, tutorial | this presentation, this article |
Mapping of Address and Port using Translation (dIVI-pd or MAP-T) | this article, this draft IETF RFC | |
NETWORK ADDRESS PORT TRANSLATION - PROTOCOL TRANSLATION (NAPT-PT) | Deprecated by IETF RFC 4966 | |
NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION - PROTOCOL TRANSLATION (NAT-PT) (see NAPT-PT above) | ||
NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION (NAT). Informally called NAT44 | paper | this article |
NAT444. One way to implement Carrier-Grade NAT (See above) | paper | this IETF RFC 7021 |
NAT64/DNS64 | paper, tutorial | this article, this faq, this presentation |
Public IPv4-over-IPv6 Access Network (Public 4over6). An early IPv4aaS transition mechanism | this article | |
Prefix-specific and Stateless Address Mapping (IVVI or IVI) | paper, tutorial | this article |
Stateless Automation IPv4 over IPv6 Technology (SA46T/SA46T-AS) Datacenter Solution | paper | |
Socket Secure (SOCKS) | white paper | |
STATELESS IP/ICMP TRANSLATION (SIIT) | white paper, tutorial | |
STATELESS IP/ICMP TRANSLATION FOR IPv6 DATA CENTER ENVIRONMENTS (SIIT-DC and SIIT-DC Dual Translation) | this article, this article | |
Teredo. An early IPv4aaS transition mechanism | white paper | |
Transport Relay Translator (TRT) | white paper | |
Tunnel Broker | white paper | |
Virtual Private Network (VPN) | IPv6 and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) |
Another source of guidance about IPv6 transition mechanisms is the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), an industry consortium of telecommunications organizations. Their Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) specification is an ongoing series of technical reports by the 3GPP providing IPv6 deployment guidelines to 3GPP members. For the latest version of the specification, go to the TR 23.975 web page (which is mostly blank), click on the Versions tab, and then click on the version number under the Version column for the entry with the most recent Upload date. (The version number may be something other than the value appearing in the example below.)
Version 5 of the specification was released in February, 2010. It marked the first time that IPv6 became mandatory and IPv4 became optional, although a dual stack was recommended.
This article provides resources for individuals seeking to learn about Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) and for organizational training in IPv6 technology. While the process used for organizational training is beyond the scope of this article, it should be noted that this process is not unique to IPv6. Such a process could readily be adapted from another area of technology instead of creating it anew. This article on introducing Microsoft Office into an organization describes one such process. Note: IPv6 Certification programs available for individuals to document their proficiency in IPv6 and knowledge of IPv6 concepts are summarized in this "IPv6 Certifications" article.
This IPv6 training information document contains references for the following categories of information:
- Free IPv6-related training and learning sources
- On-line reference documents and websites
- IPv6-related books in print or in electronic form
- Archival information (published or presented in 2007 and earlier)
References to commercial IPv6-related training and learning sources may be found in this article on the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) website and in this article on the Internet SOCiety (ISOC) website. Documents and tutorials describing how to build IPv6 test labs may be found in the IPv6 test lab set up section of the IPv6 Test Techniques article in the IPv6: Testing section.
The IPv6 and IoT Networking Standards article in the General Information section and the IPv6 Transition Mechanisms article in the Deployment section contain additional material about Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) standards and IPv6 transition mechanisms, respectively.
The following information is provided to help those interested in learning more about IPv6 get started:
- A recent overview of IPv6 can be found in this Wikipedia free encyclopedia article.
- A recent tutorial on the many aspects of IPv6 can be found in this All Things TECH What is IPv6? article.
- This IPv6 Tutorial was originally presented during the 2010 annual Defense Research and Engineering Network (DREN) Networking and Security conference. It includes an introduction to the IPv6 protocol and basic instructions for connecting an enclave to DREN and enabling IPv6 on that enclave.
Since 1998 and continuing to the present, the North American Network Operators Group (NANOG) has presented reports and over a hundred in-depth tutorials on a wide variety of IPv6 deployment topics.
1. IPv6 Product Acquisitions by United States (US) Federal departments and agencies
In Dec, 2009, a Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) amendment (parts 7, 11, 12, and 39) for Internet Protocol (IP) version 6 (IPv6) acquisitions was published. It can be found here .
From July, 2010, until November, 2020, all US Federal departments and agencies could only acquire IP compliant products that were known to meet the requirements contained in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 500-267 A Profile for IPv6 in the US Government (USG) Version 1.0 (USGv6).
As of November, 2020, when NIST published SP500-267Ar1 (NIST IPv6 profile) and SP500-267Br1 (USGv6 Profile), all US Federal departments and agencies can only acquire IP compliant products that meet the requirements set forth in SP500-267Br1s (USGv6 Capabilities Table) (i.e., using the USGv6-r1 Capability Templates in Appendix A of SP500-267Br1) and whose vendors have documented their product’s support of those IPv6 capabilities, through USGv6 Test Programs using the USGv6 "Suppliers Declaration of Conformity" or SDOC). (Note: Additional information about the USGv6 Capabilities Table and USGv6 Test Programs is available here. NIST also published a USGv6 Test Program Guide.)
In July, 2011, the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Networks and Information Integration)/Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO) issued a DoD IPv6 Standard Profiles For IPv6 Capable Products Version 6.0. This document identified those IPv6 Request for Comments (RFCs) documents published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) described in the IPv6 and IoT Networking Standards article in the General Information section that are applicable for equipment purchased by the DoD.
Expanding on the DoD IPv6 Standard Profiles For IPv6 Capable Products and NIST USGv6 Profile, the Department of Veterans Affairs adds device classes for applications and services to their IPv6 & USGv6 Compliance Test Capability draft document.
Although not focused solely on IPv6, the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) may sometimes be a useful resource when acquiring, distributing, or managing IPv6-capable commercial software, as briefly described here.
2. IPv6 Information Systems and Services Acquisition by US Federal departments and agencies
The US General Services Administration (GSA) Acquisition Manual (GSAM) describes GSA rules for the acquisition of goods and services. Section 511.170 Information Technology Coordination and Standards Part (d) specifically addresses rules that apply to IPv6.
The GSA offers detailed Guidance For Program Management of Agency Transition to an IPv6-only Environment (authentication required), along with IPv6-compliant equipment, applications, transition support and in-place integrated solutions contracts on their Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) page. An SOW template to purchase services to deploy IPv6 under the Connections II contract administered by the GSA is available. (Note: The scope of this SOW is limited to deployment of IPv6 on a network that is currently IPv4-only or partially dual-stacked.) This template includes evaluation criteria, offeror instructions, past performance form, a sample work breakdown structure, a sample project management plan template, pricing language and template, a deliverables chart, and a sample warranty spreadsheet. GSA has also provided answers to Networx IPv6 Frequently Asked Questions.
(Note: The GSA is in the midst of an Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) acquisition. The Networx contract (and others) are transitioning to EIS. See this GSA web page describing the on-going multi-year transition.)
Acquisition best practices applicable to the development of DoD information systems are provided by the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) in their Defense Acquisition Guidebook CH 6-3.9.3.
Recommended Acquisition Best Practices based on the FAR and USGv6 IPv6 profiles are available here.
3. IPv6 Equipment and Service Acquisitions by European countries
The Réseaux IP Européens (RIPE) Network Coordination Centre (NCC) is one of five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). In Jun, 2012, the RIPE NCC IPv6 Working Group issued a Requirements For IPv6 in ICT Equipment RIPE-554 document. It identifies IPv6 technical standards that are applicable for equipment and services purchased by European public sector and large enterprise network operators.
In Apr, 2018, the last European IPv6 project IPv6 Framework for European Governments which completed in 2018 published an overview of the IPv6 profiles developed by RIPE, NIST, and DoD in a report Technical Profiles IPv6 for Public Administrations in Europe. (Previous European IPv6 projects include the 6NET project completed Jun 2005, followed by the 6DISS project that completed Sept 2007; followed by 6DEPLOY and 6DEPLOY-2 (www.6deploy.eu) which completed Feb 2013. Governments Enabled with IPv6 (GEN6) completed May 2015. Deliverables and Presentations under the Publications tab of the GEN6 website provide additional material.)
4. Sample IPv6 Contractual Clauses
- Section 511.170 Information Technology Coordination and Standards Part (d) of the GSAM mentioned at the beginning of paragraph (2) above provides sample SOW language and a sample waiver request.
- The Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council Federal IPv6 Task Force website provides sample waivers for various Federal organizations in the Procurement Templates and Best Practices section Acquisitions IPv6 Compliance Resources subsection under Agency CIO Waivers. See this IPv6 and IoT Points of Contact article in the General Information section for the address of the CIO Council Federal IPv6 Task Force website.
- In Oct, 2010, the DoD IPv6 Transition Office (which was disestablished in July 2011) provided this summary of sample contractual clauses. Examples of suggested warranty clauses and guidance for DoD Services/Agencies seeking a waiver for acquisitions of non-IPv6 capable items are included. (Note: Since this document was written, some of the referenced memoranda have been rescinded.)
- An excerpt from the Feb, 2017, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) IPv6 Initiative on the ICANN website: Scope 1.d IPv6 Specification Compliance:
To the extent the Services and/or Deliverables include development or provision of (i) website design, hosting, implementation and/or programming, and/or (ii) software and/or devices that support network or Internet connectivity, Contractor warrants and represents that all such Services and Deliverables will be fully compliant with the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Internet Protocol, Version 6 Specification, sometimes referred to as the IPv6 Specification and, in addition, will be fully backward-compatible with the Internet Engineering Task Force Internet Protocol, Version 4 Specification, sometimes referred to as the IPv4 Specification, including without limitation having the capabilities: (a) to create or receive, process, and send or forward (as appropriate) IPv6 packets in mixed IPv4/IPv6 environments, and (b) to interoperate with other iPv6 compliant software, devices and websites on networks supporting only IPv4, only IPv6, or both IPv4 and IPv6. The expectation is that any networked application or service developed for ICANN would operate irrespective of whether such services were accessed using IPv4 or IPv6. - This excerpt from a Dec 2016 Army Contract W52P1J-17-D-0006:
3.12 IPV6 CAPABLE ASSETS
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The Contractor shall warrant that each item delivered under the Contract shall accurately transmit, receive, process, and function correctly using the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6). Specifically, the Contractor warrants that:
a. each item delivered complies with the current DISR developed IPv6 standards profile;
b. each item delivered maintains interoperability with IPv4 (specifically, shall operate on/coexist on a network supporting IPv4 only, IPv6 only, or a hybrid of IPv4 and IPv6); and
c. each item delivered is supported by the Contractors IPv6 technical support.
Additionally, as IPv6 evolves, the Contractor shall upgrade or provide an appropriate migration path for each item delivered. The duration of this warranty and the remedies available to the Government for breach of this warranty shall be as defined in, and subject to, the terms and limitations of the Contractors standard commercial warranty or warranties contained in this Contract, provided that notwithstanding any provision(s) to the contrary in such commercial warranty or warranties, the remedies available to the Government under this warranty shall include repair or replacement of any product whose non-compliance is discovered and made known to the Contractor no later than one year after acceptance. Nothing in this warranty shall be construed to limit any rights or remedies the Government shall otherwise have under this Contract with respect to defects other than IPv6 performance.
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5. Sample IPv6 Acquisition Contracts
- A Performance Work Statement (PWS), Apr 2021, for the Defense Research and Engineering Network (DREN) 4 and a PWS, July, 2011, for the DREN III are both available here. (Authentication is required for both documents.) A draft of the DREN 4 PWS is available here. (Authentication is not required for this document.)
This article provides information for those interested in benefitting from the experience of large organizations and academic institutions that have deployed dual-stack (which support both Internet Protocol version 6 [IPv6] and IPv4) or IPv6-only environments across multiple geographic locations and on wide-area networks, as well as smaller organizations at a single geographic location. The IPv6-only test network setup topic in the IPv6 Test Techniques article in the Testing section also provides information about deploying and testing IPv6-only environments.
Lessons learned and in many cases descriptions of the processes actually used while deploying dual-stack and IPv6-only environments may also be found in several of the individual presentations, papers, studies, publications, and articles referenced by the Overview of Lessons Learned Deploying IPv6 article in the General Information section. Links to pertinent parts of that article are provided below.
Note: If you are just starting to think about a deployment of IPv6 or are still in the early planning stages of a deployment of IPv6, please review the Before you Begin article in the Deployment section.
This Overview of Process article provides references to several discussions about deploying dual-stack or IPv6-only environments in four major categories:
1. Large Organizations' Process. This category provides references to the project management, planning, and deployment processes used by organizations in three subcategories:
(A) United States (US) Federal government organizations,
(B) foreign government organizations, and
(C) large private corporations.
2. Academic Community's Process. This category provides references to the project management, planning, and deployment processes used by colleges and universities.
3. Smaller Organizations' Process. This category provides references to the project management, planning, and deployment processes used by organizations with a single geographic location.
4. DREN's Process. This category discusses the project management, planning, and deployment processes used by the US Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Research and Engineering Network (DREN) when it was a US DoD IPv6 Pilot network and an early adopter of IPv6.
1. Large Organizations' Process.
1.A United States (US) Federal government organizations
This presentation summarizes the evolution of the IPv6 deployment planning process in US Federal government organizations. The Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council Federal IPv6 Task Force website provides extensive requirements, planning guidance and status information, along with a calendar of upcoming current events for Federal organizations. See this IPv6 and IoT Points of Contact article in the General Information section for the address of the CIO Council Federal IPv6 Task Force website. The US Federal Government Organizations IPv6 Deployment article in the IPv6 and IoT Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section provides additional information about Federal organizations' IPv6 deployment status.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plan for deploying IPv6 is summarized here, while the planning and deployment processes used earlier are described in their Government Empowering and Embracing the Kickoff of IPv6 (G.E.E.K.V.6) Invitation document and described in greater detail in slides 1-40 of their G.E.E.K.V.6 Day document. The management and planning process used by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) within the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) framework are summarized here and described in more detail in their IPv6 Transition Plan, Version 3.00.
Some of the documents created during early US Federal organizations' IPv6 deployments include:
Created By | Document Type |
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American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) IPv6 Working Group |
Agency IPv6 work breakout structure (WBS) |
CIO Council Federal IPv6 Task Force Key Documents and Resources page (authentication required) | Implementation Plan Template (authentication required) |
IPv6 Integrated Project Team (IPT) Charter FINAL (authentication required) | |
IPv6 Policy Template (FINAL_v2) (authentication required) | |
Energy Sciences Network (ESNet) |
top level IPv6 Implementation Checklist |
Federal IPv6 Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG) |
Agency IPv6 checklist |
|
Agency IPv6 deployment timeline |
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) |
management checklist for dual-stack deployment (see Note 1 below) |
VA | |
IPv6 Transition Plan Components | |
|
Network Address Plan (draft) |
VA, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Social Security Administration (SSA) |
|
VA |
Pilot Selection Process |
Note 1: Before using the Readiness Tracking Template portion of that checklist, please read the accompanying Readiness Tool description and try to answer the 8 questions asked there.
As was mentioned above, lessons learned and in many cases descriptions of the processes actually used while deploying dual-stack and IPv6-only environments may also be found in several of the individual presentations, papers, studies, publications, and articles referenced by Part 1 United States (US) Department of Defense (DoD) Organizations and Part 2 Other US Federal Government Organizations in the Overview of Lessons Learned Deploying IPv6 article in the General Information section.
1.B Foreign Government Organizations
Example Enterprise Transition Plans, describing how organizations in Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia and other countries planned to deploy IPv6 are available in Part 4 International organizations and organizations outside the United States of the IPv6 and IoT Policy, Guidance, and Best Practices article in the General Information section.
A broad overview of the enterprise-level deployment process used by the Australian IPv6 for e-Business Project to deploy IPv6 is available here. Other Australian companies shared lessons learned while deploying dual-stack environments in several of the individual presentations, papers, studies, publications, and articles referenced by Part 1.9 Australian IPv6 community in the Overview of Lessons Learned Deploying IPv6 article in the General Information section.
As was mentioned above, lessons learned and in many cases descriptions of the processes actually used while deploying dual-stack and IPv6-only environments may also be found in several of the individual presentations, papers, studies, publications, and articles referenced by Part 1.8 European and Asian IPv6 Communities in the Overview of Lessons Learned Deploying IPv6 article in the General Information section.
1.C Large Private Corporations
The deployment and application migration processes used by Bechtel are described here and at greater length here (used with permission). The planning and deployment processes used by Cisco are described in this paper and their recommended planning processes are described in this paper. The planning and deployment processes used by Google are described in this presentation and paper. The planning and deployment processes used by International Business Machines (IBM) are described in this article (video available here).
As was mentioned above, lessons learned and in many cases descriptions of the processes actually used while deploying dual-stack and IPv6-only environments may also be found in several of the individual presentations, papers, studies, publications, and articles by Google, Microsoft, Oracle, and other corporations referenced by Part 1.3 Networking Equipment Manufacturers and Customers, Part 1.4 IPv6 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Part 1.7 Non-commercial Organizations in the Overview of Lessons Learned Deploying IPv6 article in the General Information section. (Non-commercial organizations publish collections of articles from many individual sources, including large private corporations.)
2. Academic Community's Process.
This category provides references to the project management, planning, and deployment processes used by colleges and universities.
Although originally presented in 2004, the paper IPv6: A campus experience describing IPv6 deployment at the University of Southhampton, Highfield, Southhampton, UK, contains some checklists that are still useful. A campus IPv6 deployment at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, describes their process for Implementing IPv6 in an Organization in 2005. A white paper Transitioning to IPv6 by the EDUCAUSE Center For Analysis and Research describes the process followed by several Internet2 campuses. A 2014 paper Exploring Technical Deployments of IPv6 on University LANS is also available (skip past the first page).
As was mentioned above, lessons learned and in many cases descriptions of the processes actually used while deploying dual-stack and IPv6-only environments may also be found in several of the individual presentations, papers, studies, publications, and articles referenced by Part 1.5 Academic Community in the Overview of Lessons Learned Deploying IPv6 article in the General Information section.
3. Smaller Organizations' Process.
This category provides references to the management, planning, and deployment processes used by smaller organizations with a single geographic location.
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) provides some useful details of their IPv6 deployment process here. The process used by the Ars Technica web content provider to deploy IPv6 is typical of small businesses, as described in this paper. An example of a simple deployment process for a smaller business is provided by this article. A more detailed deployment process is described by the Enabling IPv6 in Microsoft Windows Application Servers article in the Infrastructure section. A very simple deployment process for the home and Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) user is described by the IPv6 in the Home and Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) article in the Deployment section.
As was mentioned above, lessons learned and in many cases descriptions of the processes actually used while deploying dual-stack and IPv6-only environments may also be found in several of the individual presentations, papers, studies, publications, and articles referenced by Part 1.11 The Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) in the Overview of Lessons Learned Deploying IPv6 article in the General Information section.
4. DREN's Process.
The documents described in the Introduction and Implementation Details subcategories below were originally used as part of the enclave-level dual-stack planning and deployment process in 2003-2004. They were revised in 2009.
4.1 Introduction. These General Introduction and DREN Pilot Introduction articles provide a limited amount of historical perspective on DoD and other US Federal government organizations' efforts to deploy IPv6, together with a high level description of the DREN IPv6 Pilot deployment planning process.
4.2 Implementation Details: A top-level description of a plan based on the Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU) Software Engineering Institute (SEI) TransPlant technology transition methodology is described here. This is a description of a plan for the enclave-level engineering process based on TransPlant used to develop an IPv6 deployment plan. This is one example of such an enclave-level IPv6 deployment plan. References to additional CMU SEI TransPlant documents are given in the top-level and enclave-level DREN documents.
As was mentioned above, lessons learned and in many cases descriptions of the processes actually used while deploying dual-stack environments may also be found in several of the individual presentations referenced by Part 2 DREN IPv6 Pilot lessons learned summaries in the Overview of Lessons Learned Deploying IPv6 article in the General Information section.