IPv6 Essentials, Second Edition - New from O'Reilly

For Immediate Release
For more information, a review copy, cover art, or an interview with
the author, contact:
Kathryn Barrett (707) 827-7094 or kathrynb@oreilly.com

A Guide to Painlessly Integrating IPv6 into Your IPv4 Network
O'Reilly Releases "IPv6 Essentials, Second Edition"

Sebastopol, CA--When Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn figured out the original
workings of IP, it was for a network of fewer than a hundred hosts, but
their work has continued to serve the Internet well for many years. Today,
however, the sheer number of devices to be connected means that we are
fast running out of address space. This is just one of the problems that
IPv6 has been designed to address. IPv6 offers scalability, increased
security features, real-time traffic support, and auto-configuration, but
what does this mean for IT professionals? Having learned all the strengths
and weaknesses of the old protocol, do they abandon that knowledge and
start afresh with the new? In the new second edition of her book, "IPv6
Essentials" (O'Reilly, US $44.99), author Silvia Hagen provides a
succinct, in-depth tour of everything IT professionals will need to know
to plan for, design, and integrate IPv6 into their current IPv4
infrastructure.

Hagen covers all the new features and functions in IPv6, discussing
everything readers will need to understand to get started, including how
to configure IPv6 on hosts and routers, and which applications currently
support IPv6.

Hagen says "The IPv6 wave is approaching. Many people don't see it yet and
believe it is far away, if it will ever come. The fact is, deployments are
increasing and it is in use far more than people are aware. It is true,
that right now there may not be an imperative reason for an organization
to deploy right now, but applications and address demands will soon demand
IPv6. Those that have already done their homework and have an idea of how
to integrate it into their networks will have an easier time and save
money."

Aimed at system and network administrators, engineers, network designers,
and IT managers, "IPv6 Essentials, Second Edition" will help readers
prepare for the next chapter in the future of the Net.

Beginning with a short history of IPv6, Hagen provides an overview of new
functionality and market situations, and discusses why we need IPv6. Hagen
also includes exhaustive discussions of the new IPv6 header format and
extension headers, IPv6 address and ICMPv6 message formats, security, QoS,
mobility, and, last but not least, offers a Quick Start Guide for
different operating systems. Hagen covers the following topics and more:

-In-depth technical details of IPv6
-Mechanisms and case studies that show how to integrate IPv6 into your
 network without interruption of IPv4 services
-Routing protocols and upper-layer protocols
-Security concepts and requirements in IPv6, including the IPSEC framework
 and security elements available for authentication and encryption
-The elements available for Quality of Service (QoS) in IPv6 and how they
 can be implemented
-DHCPv6 and Mobile IPv6
-Migration costs and business cases
-How to get started on different operating systems: Sun Solaris, Linux,
 BSD, Windows XP, and Cisco routers

"The book is very thorough and explains the protocol from the packet
level, which is a great way to learn about how a protocol works," says
Hagen. "After explaining all the new and cool features of IPv6, I explain
how IPv6 will grow into our networks peacefully with all the
interoperability and transition mechanisms that have been carefully
designed by the developers. I give readers an idea of how they can plan
for deployment and at what point they should start using IPv6. Finally,
the last chapter explains how to get started on different operating
systems. It explains where to get IPv6 stacks, the IPv6 tools that are
available, and shows some common tasks that can be done in a test
environment."

Whether you're ready to start implementing IPv6 today or are planning your
strategy for the future, "IPv6 Essentials, Second Edition" will provide
the solid foundation you need to get started.

Additional Resources:

For more information about the book, including author bio, see:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ipv6ess2/

For a cover graphic in JPEG format, go to:
ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/graphics/book_covers/hi-res/0596100...

IPv6 Essentials, Second Edition
Silvia Hagen
ISBN: 0-596-100587-2, 418 pages, $44.99 US, $58.99 CA
order@oreilly.com
1-800-998-9938
1-707-827-7000
http://www.oreilly.com
1005 Gravenstein Highway North
Sebastopol, CA 95472

About O'Reilly
O'Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books,
online services, magazines, and conferences. Since 1978, O'Reilly has been
a chronicler and catalyst of leading-edge  development, homing in on the
technology trends that really matter and spurring their adoption by
amplifying "faint signals" from the alpha geeks who are creating the
future. An active participant in the technology community, the company has
a long history of advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism.


# # #

O'Reilly is a registered trademark of O'Reilly Media, Inc. All other
trademarks are property of their respective owners.