# book6: A Collaborative IPv6 Book.
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This is the current list of contents. It will change as the book evolves.
There is also an [index](./Index.md),
and a [citation index](./Citex.md).

# List of Contents

[1. Introduction](1.%20Introduction%20and%20Foreword/1.%20Introduction%20and%20Foreword.md)
* Foreword
* How to use this book
* How a user sees IPv6
* How an application programmer sees IPv6
* How a network operations center sees IPv6
* How to keep up to date
* How to contribute
* Acknowledgments
* Why version 6
 

[2. IPv6 Basic Technology](2.%20IPv6%20Basic%20Technology/2.%20IPv6%20Basic%20Technology.md)
* Packet Format
* Addresses
* Layer 2 functions
* Address resolution
* Auto-configuration
* Managed configuration
* DNS
* Routing
* Transport protocols
* Extension headers and options
* Traffic class and flow label
* Source and Destination Address Selection

[3. Coexistence with Legacy IPv4](3.%20Coexistence%20with%20Legacy%20IPv4/3.%20Coexistence%20with%20Legacy%20IPv4.md)
* Dual stack scenarios
* Tunnels
* Translation and IPv4 as a service
* Obsolete techniques
* IPv6 primary differences from IPv4

[4. Security](4.%20Security/4.%20Security.md)
* Layer 2 considerations
* Filtering
* Topology obfuscation

[5. Network Design](5.%20Network%20Design/5.%20Network%20Design.md)
* Address Planning

[6. Management and Operations](6.%20Management%20and%20Operations/6.%20Management%20and%20Operations.md)
* Address and Prefix Management
* Remote configuration
* Benchmarking and monitoring
* Routing operation
* Security operation
* Multi-prefix operation
* Multihoming
* Energy consumption
* Basic Windows commands

[7. Case Studies](7.%20Case%20Studies/7.%20Case%20Studies.md)

[8. Deployment Status](8.%20Deployment%20Status/8.%20Deployment%20Status.md)
* Status
* Deployment by carriers
* Deployment in the home
* Deployment in the enterprise

[9. Troubleshooting](9.%20Troubleshooting/9.%20Troubleshooting.md)
* Advanced Troubleshooting
* Tools

[20. Further Reading](20.%20Further%20Reading/20.%20Further%20Reading.md)
* RFC bibliography

[99. Chapter Template](99.%20Chapter%20Template/99.%20Chapter%20Template.md)
* First Section
* Section Template
* Markdown Usage
* Last Section