IPv6 Buzz
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IPv6 Buzz is for network engineers and infrastructure pros adopting IPv6 or who want to learn more about the protocol. Hosts Ed Horley, Tom Coffeen, and Nick Buraglio demystify IPv6’s intricacies and deliver practical insights in a conversational style that explain the how and why of implementation. They’ve literally written the books about IPv6 and routinely consult on public, private, and federal deployments. IPv6 Buzz is an essential podcast for building your knowledge, confidence, and expertise in working in this increasingly important domain.
Episodes
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Apr 21, 2022 • 38min
IPv6 Buzz 099: Why You Need An IPv6 Proof Of Concept Lab
In this episode of IPv6 Buzz we talk about what a Proof of Concept (PoC) lab is and why you probably need one as part of your IPv6 initiative. We discuss technical challenges and considerations, how much of your production network you need to model, learning opportunities that come with a lab, and more.
Apr 7, 2022 • 34min
IPv6 Buzz 098: Troubleshooting IPv6
In this episode of IPv6 Buzz Ed, Scott, and Tom talk about some of the challenges and best-practices when troubleshooting IPv6, including tools that work for IPv4 and v6, online test sites, and more.
Mar 24, 2022 • 30min
IPv6 Buzz 097: Selling An IPv6 Project To Your Organization
Today's IPv6 Buzz discusses how to sell IPv6 as a project. That is, doing the advocacy work in your organization to drive IPv6 adoption. We examine the business and technical arguments you can make, including tying IPv6 to initiatives around cloud, containers, and zero trust.
Mar 10, 2022 • 32min
IPv6 Buzz 096: Greenfield Vs. Brownfield IPv6-Only Deployments
Today's IPv6 Buzz discusses different strategies for going IPv6-only in both greenfield and brownfield environments.
Feb 24, 2022 • 36min
IPv6 Buzz 095: Enterprise IPv6 Is Here – Time To Pivot Your Career?
In the latest episode of IPv6 Buzz we talk to network architect Ben Bittfield about his experience moving to a large enterprise after a decade of IPv6 design and deployment work at Sprint/T-Mobile, and how learning IPv6 can impact your enterprise career.
Feb 10, 2022 • 38min
IPv6 Buzz 094: Measuring IPv6 Growth
IPv6 adoption is growing worldwide. On today's IPv6 Buzz podcast, we discuss which countries are leading the way, what IPv6 adoption looks like among enterprises and service providers, and what it means for network engineers and architects.
Jan 27, 2022 • 29min
IPv6 Buzz 093: Dissecting DHCPv6
In this latest episode of IPv6 Buzz, Ed, Scott, and Tom do their first episode-long dive into DHCPv6, how it works, how it differs from IPv4 DHCP, and some aspects of dealing with its deployment.
Jan 13, 2022 • 29min
IPv6 Buzz 092: Listener Questions – NAT66, Stable IPv6 Prefix Delegation And More!
In the latest episode of IPv6 Buzz, we tackle the first listener questions of the year (well, really left over from the end of 2021 but still good ones!). Those questions cover topics including Unique Local Addressing (ULA) and SD-WAN, NAT66, IPv6 prefix delegation, and more.
Dec 16, 2021 • 16min
IPv6 Buzz 91: Thanks For Listening To IPv6 Buzz In 2021!
In this episode we discuss presentations at the recent UK IPv6 Council meeting. More importantly, we say thanks to you, our listeners, for keeping IPv6 Buzz in your IT podcast playlist this tumultuous year---as well as for all the great listener questions and feedback. We'll see you again in 0x7e6 (2022, that is) for even more adventures in the 128-bit IPv6 wormhole!
Dec 2, 2021 • 42min
IPv6 Buzz 90: IPv6 Unique Local Addresses (ULAs) And You
In this episode Ed, Scott, and Tom chat about Unique Local Addresses (ULAs), what they are, how they are used, when (or if) you should use them in your networks.
