AWS IPv6 Fundamentals and VPC Connectivity

This course is part of a three-course series with other two courses:

• AWS IPv6 Application Networking and Internet Edge Connectivity.
• Design and Build Global IPv6 Networks on AWS.

This course is designed for individuals seeking to gain knowledge for designing and deploying IPv6-enabled workloads and applications in the AWS Cloud. This course covers IPv6 protocol and addresses the fundamentals, adoption strategies, design of IPv6-enabled Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC), and virtual private cloud (VPC) connectivity options for IPv6 traffic.

• Course level: Fundamental
• Duration: 60 minutes

Activities

This course includes text, images, and knowledge checks.

Course objectives

In this course, you will learn to do the following:

• Discuss the history of IP and the evolution of IPv6.
• Identify IPv6 address notations and differences between IPv4 and IPv6.
• Describe IPv6 address management best practices on AWS.
• Create a scalable and extensible IPv6 addressing plan on AWS.
• Identify market drivers and IPv6 adoption strategies.
• Describe IPv6 support for foundational networking, compute, and database services.
• Design Amazon VPC IPv6 connectivity.

Intended audience

This course is intended for the following roles:

• Individuals seeking to gain knowledge for designing and deploying IPv6-enabled workloads on AWS Cloud
• Cloud architect, network engineer, and cloud operations roles who are responsible for design and management of IPv6 network

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have the following:

• A working knowledge of AWS networking
• Completed the AWS Networking Basics course on Skill Builder

Course outline

Module 1: IPv6 Overview

• IPv6 Fundamentals
• IPv6 Addressing
• IPv6 Address Management on AWS
• Knowledge Check: IPv6 Overview

Module 2: IPv6 Adoption Strategies and Mechanisms

• IPv6 Adoption Drivers
• IPv6 Adoption Strategies
• Knowledge Check: IPv6 Adoption Strategies and Mechanisms

Module 3: Getting Started with IPv6 on AWS

• IPv6-Enabled Amazon VPC
• IPv6 Support for Amazon VPC Services
• DNS for IPv6
• IPv6 Backward Compatibility with IPv4
• Knowledge Check: Getting Started with IPv6 on AWS

Module 4: Foundational Amazon VPC IPv6 Connectivity

• Amazon VPC IPv6 Internet Connectivity
• Amazon VPC IPv6 Private Connectivity
• Knowledge Check: Foundational Amazon VPC IPv6 Connectivity

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