Describe the factors that led to the development of IPv6, and the possible uses of this new IP structure
Describe the structure of the IPv6 address format, how IPv6 interacts with data link layer technologies, and how IPv6 is supported in Cisco IOS Software
Describe the nature of changes to Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to support IPv6, and how networks can be renumbered using both services
Understand the updates to IPv4 routing protocols needed to support IPv6 topologies
Understand multicast concepts and IPv6 multicast specifics
Describe IPv6 transition mechanisms and which methods will be most effective in your network
Describe security issues, how security for IPv6 is different than for IPv4, and emerging practices for IPv6-enabled networks
Describe the standards bodies that define IPv6 address allocation, as well as one of the leading IPv6 deployment issues, multihoming
Describe the deployment strategies that service providers are facing when deploying IPv6