IPv6 Buzz 080: Working With IPv6 In The Management Plane

On today’s IPv6 Buzz, Ed and Scott talk about IPv6 in the management plane with guests Nick Buraglio and Chris Cummings, network engineers and co-hosts of the MODEM podcast. Topics discussed include: * The key management plane challenges when deploying IPv6 * Whether IPv6 is harder to work with in the management plane compared to the control or data planes * Dual-stack versus IPv6-only in the management plane * IPv6 prefix space for lab deployments and management plane impacts Thanks for listening! Sponsor: Itential Itential is network and cloud automation. Itential’s software makes it easy for network teams to get insights into your entire infrastructure, immediately detect non-compliant assets for rapid remediation, and manage and deploy changes across both CLI & API infrastructure. Find out more at www.itential.com/packetpushers. Show Links: Forwarding Plane – Nick Buraglio’s blog @forwardingplane – Nick Buraglio on Twitter Slash64.tech – Chris Cummings’ blog @crankynetman – Chris Cummings on Twitter Modem Podcast @modemcast – Modem podcast on Twitter Expanding the IPv6 Address Prefix Reserved for Documentation – IETF Expanding IPv6 Lab Use Space – IETF Your Hosts: * Scott Hogg @scotthogg * Ed Horley @ehorley