This is the current list of contents. It will change as the book evolves. There is also an index, and a citation index.
- 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
- 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
- Dual stack scenarios
- Tunnels
- Translation and IPv4 as a service
- Obsolete techniques
- IPv6 primary differences from IPv4