Abstract
Even though IPv6 has been developed for
more than a decade, IPv4 is still the most commonly
adopted network protocol. However, the
significant changes in the new version may
cause the transition procedure to continue for
several years. Currently, three transition mechanisms,
Dual Stack, Tunneling, and Translation,
are proposed to solve the problems due to the
co-existence of IPv6 and IPv4. In many occasions,
there could be more than one transition
mechanism between network connections. In
order to effectively manage the co-existing environment
with various transition mechanisms,
this paper presents a practical approach to deal
with the management of co-existing networks. In
this approach, we firstly determine the underlying
transitions by gathering and analyzing corresponding
IPv6 addresses. Once transitions are
discovered, appropriate management facilities
are developed and applied accordingly.
Keywords: IPv6, co-existing network, network
management