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You are a well-known expert in the design and security of corporate network infrastructures. As such, Z Corporation, Inc. (ZCorp) has contacted you and is requesting a proposal for a network infrastructure integration design.
ZCorp is a global financial institution that intends to add Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) to its existing network. The headquarters of ZCorp is in Denver, CO and it also has main offices in Sydney, Australia, Vienna, Austria, Tokyo, Japan, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Local routers are providing network services such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), network address translation (NAT), and Domain Name System (DNS). It is using Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) as its interior gateway protocol and Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP) as its exterior gateway protocol. Its wide area network (WAN) involves multiple T3 connections and the use of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). It is unclear to the ZCorp information technology (IT) staff whether they should replace Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) with IPv6 or use both versions of IP (dual-stack operation).
Your mission is to prepare a proposal document that makes a recommendation for either replacing IPv4 with IPv6 or using both version of IP. This recommendation must be supported and explained in detail. Research IPv4 and IPv6 to understand differences, benefits, and challenges. Seek information regarding LANs implementing dual protocol stacks. Make a recommendation for a) replacing IPv4 with IPv6; b) using IPv4 and IPv6 together (dual-stack operation). Support your recommendation.
Your proposal should specify a phased approach for your recommendation. You should include the following considerations in your document:
- Benefits of implementing IPv6, especially in the area of security
- Potential issues and concerns with IPv6
- Whether or not to continue the use of network services with IPv6
- Necessary changes to existing hardware with IPv6
- Other resource factors
- High level set of steps to implement your recommendation including IP addressing scheme
Your proposal should be a Word document of 3-5 body pages that includes a title page and an abstract. Citations and references list must be in APA style. Refer to the APA style guide found in the Library for further information
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Abstract
IP and TCP protocols are employed to receive and send voice and video data packets
over the internet. IPv4 is version four of IP which forms the basis of IP and TCP protocols. IPv6
is the latest IP protocol that holds the future of IP addresses in the world. IPv6 has more benefits
as compared to IPv4 in solving IP issues that have derailed the proper operations of the
organizations in the world. This paper is structured into the analysis of the benefits associated
with IPv6 as compared to IPv4, and the merits of replacing IPv6 with IPv4 as well as integrating
both IPv4 and IPv6 together.
Recommendation for replacing IPv6 with IPv4
Benefits of implementing IPv6
IPv6 is very important to the organization because it has built-in security features. IPv6
enhances interoperability among wide arrays of IPv6 implementations. IPv6 also offers end to
end connectivity thus it reduces the need for NAT. Eliminating the need for NAT is important
because it promotes better connectivity in peer to peer networks systems (Hinden, 2017). Since
IPv6 operates on an end to end connectivity, it offers more security to the data packets being
transmitted via addresses as compared to IPv4 which operates on one-end connectivity. IPv6
minimizes intrusion...
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