With the announcement in 2011 that the current Internet Protocol (IP), IPv4, has nearly run out, interest in IPv6 -- the latest IP version -- has grown substantially. This book describes IPv6 technology and its repercussions on organizations, including strategies and techniques for assessing the impact of deploying IPv6 on a network, discovering current IP assets, assessing network readiness, creating a plan to deploy IPv6 while retaining IPv4 connectivity, and for managing a dual protocol IPv4-IPv6 network. It is a must read for IP network engineers, managers, and those who work in IT.

MICHAEL DOOLEY is responsible for overall operations of the BT Diamond IP division. Prior to joining the team, he was president and CEO of Diamond IP Technologies; vice president of operations for the VitalSoft line of software products at Lucent Technologies; and Vice President of Engineering at Quadritek Systems.

TIMOTHY ROONEY managed the engineering development and market introduction of BT Diamond IP's four next-generation IP management systems: NetControl, IPControl, Sapphire Appliances, and ImageControl. Prior to that, he worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Cingular, Triton PCS, and Lucent, including a leadership role managing the VitalQIP software product to its peak as market leader. Timothy Rooney is the author of IP Address Management Principles and Practice and Introduction to IP Address Management, both published by Wiley-IEEE Press.

Includes an introduction by Vint Cerf, VP and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google.