This session will lay the foundation for IPv6 by quickly reviewing the protocol's background, highlighting the technology differences from IPv4, and discussing v6's enhanced capabilities. It will also address some inaccurate perceptions and speculation about IPv6. Finally, the session will introduce the transition technologies that will be discussed in part 2 of this series, "IPv6 Deployment Concepts," which will be offered at NANOG 27.

About the Presenter
Tony Hain is currently a Technical Leader with Cisco Systems, focusing on IPv6. In addition to providing guidance to the various internal product teams, he is also co-chair of the IETF working group on the IPv6 transition (ngtrans). His 13 years of IETF participation include a term on the Internet Architecture Board from 1997 - 2001.

Prior to joining Cisco in 2001, Tony spent five years at Microsoft, where his roles included Program Manager for IPv6 and Network Analyst for the CIO's office. Prior to Microsoft, he was the Associate Network Manager for the Department of Energy's Internet effort, ESnet.