Abstract

This tutorial on IPv6 will discuss the global situation on IP addressing and application developments, provide an overview of the basic technology highlighting differences from IPv4, as well as deployment and transition tools and scenarios. The target audience is IT management, as well as lead architects and engineers.

Biography

Mr. Hain is currently the Senior Technical Leader, IPv6 technologies with Cisco Systems. In addition to providing guidance to the various internal product teams, he was also co-chair of the IETF working group developing IPv6 Transition tools. His IETF participation since 1987 includes a term on the Internet Architecture Board from 1997 - 2001. Named an IPv6 Forum Fellow in 2004, he is currently serving as Technology Director on the forum's North American IPv6 task force steering committee. Prior to joining Cisco in 2001, he spent 5 years at Microsoft where his roles included Program Manager for IPv6, as well as Network Analyst for the  CIO's office. Prior to Microsoft, he was the Associate Network Manager for  the U.S. Department of Energy's Internet effort, ESnet. With this range of roles, spanning the space between the implementation technologists and senior management, he brings a real world viewpoint to the deployment decision process.