IPv6 Buzz 079: IPv6 In The Data Center
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In this week’s episode Ed, Scott, and Tom discuss IPv6 in the data center with Jeff Tantsura. Jeff is formerly head of Network Strategy with Juniper/Apstra, and now with Microsoft Azure. Topics discussed include: * Why use IPv6 in the data center? * Assigning a /64 per host, reasons and challenges * Leveraging IPv6 flow labels to improve data center fabric performance * The state of IPv6 Segment Routing * Automating data center deployment with IPv6 Thanks for listening! Show Links: @jtantsura – Jeff Tantsura 0n Twitter Jeff Tantsura 0n LinkedIn RFC 8273 – Unique IPv6 Prefix per Host – IETF Using the IPv6 Flow Label for Equal Cost Multipath Routing and Link Aggregation in Tunnels – IETF QUIC: A UDP-Based Multiplexed and Secure Transport – IETF IPv4 NLRI with IPv6 Next Hop Use Cases – IETF Your Hosts: * Tom Coffeen @ipv6tom * Scott Hogg @scotthogg * Ed Horley @ehorley
