Links
IPv6 training
RIPE NCC IPv6 For LIRs Training Course
The RIPE NCC offers an IPv6 training course to its members, often known as Local Internet Registries (LIRs), at no additional charge. The RIPE NCC website provides a course outline and all course materials for download, as well as a schedule of upcoming training events.
6DEPLOY IPv6 E-Learning
A series of multimedia e-learning presentations that provides an introduction to the concepts and issues related to IPv6.
Men & Mice
The Men & Mice website offers a whitepaper and screencast outlining stepwise approach to IPv6 migration and planning.
More IPv6 information
ARIN IPv6 Wiki
A Wiki-based source of information on IPv6 that is maintained by the ARIN community.
ICONS: Why IPv6?
A Wiki-based source of information that is maintained by the Asia Pacific Internet community.
LACNIC IPv6 Portal
IPv6 information and links tailored to furthering the deployment of IPv6 in Latin America and the Caribbean, maintained by LACNIC.
AfriNIC IPv6 Virtual Lab
A publicly accessible test network managed by AfriNIC for testing and educational purposes. The network is setup with the support of 6Deploy consortium and is built mainly on Cisco Systems to increase the opportunity for AfriNIC community members to gain hands-on experience with IPv6.
IPv6 To Standard
A webpage featuring a database of IPv6-enabled products, applications and services, with the references to the relevant RFCs.
Gogo6
IPv6 products, community and services
The IPv6 Portal
A portal devoted to IPv6 news and RSS feeds, information about policies across the world related to IPv6, information about standards, connectivity, IPv6 setup and testing on different platforms.
6SOS: IPv6 Servicio de Información y Soporte
A Spanish site providing information about IPv6, help for setting up IPv6, demonstrations, FAQs and other documents.
IPv6Day
Multilingual website explaining the phase-out of the 6Bone (the first IPv6 experimental network) and the global acknowledgment of the IPv6 production stage, with step-by-step instructions to help users enable IPv6 in multiple platforms, as well as easy-to-follow connectivity and demonstration tests, FAQs and services.
go6
A not-for-profit institution whose mission is to create an open platform for knowledge and service exchange between its members, and to push IPv6 deployment in Slovenia. The go6 Institute runs a v6 lab to test and can certify hardware and software on IPv6. The Institute works closely with the Slovenian government, and is currently co-authoring guidelines and a plan of action for IPv6 deployment with Slovenia’s Ministry of Science and Technology.
IPv6 mailing lists
RIPE IPv6 Working Group
http://www.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/ipv6-wg
IPv6 Operators Forum
http://lists.cluenet.de/mailman/listinfo/ipv6-ops
RIPE Address Policy Working Group
http://www.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/address-policy-wg
SixXS
https://noc.sixxs.net/mailman/listinfo/forum
North American Network Operators’ Group (NANOG)
http://nanog.org/mailinglist/
Industry experts
- Industry experts
- Experienced network owners and operators
- Respected members of the global Internet community
These people may be available as IPv6 consultants, to speak at events on IPv6 deployment or to comment on developments related to IPv6.
If you would like to be included on this list, please contact us.
Frans ter Borg
Quanza Engineering
LinkedIn
Available for: Consulting and media comment
Andy Davidson
NetSumo
www.netsumo.com
LinkedIn
Available for: Consulting
Gert Doering
SpaceNet AG
Co-chair of the RIPE Address Policy Working Group
www.space.net
Xing
Areas of interest: IPv6 wide-area routing, IPv6 transition strategy
Available for: Consulting, media comment, conference speaking
Peter van Eijk
Digital Infrastructures
Peter’s Griddle
LinkedIn
Areas of interest: IPv6 business cases, and IPv6 migration in public government
Available for: Consulting, media comment, conference speaking
David Freedman
ClaraNET
www.clara.net
LinkedIn
Available for: Expert opinions, design issues, deployment experience, conference speaker
Silvia Hagen
Senior Consultant, Sunny Connection AG
www.sunny.ch
LinkedIn
Xing
Area of Interest: IPv6, Author of “IPv6 Essentials” published by O’Reilly
Available for: Consulting, education and training, conference speaking and customized corporate presentations
Marco Hogewoning
XS4ALL Internet BV
LinkedIn
Available for: Expert opinions, design issues, experience, conference speaker
Dr David Holder
Erion Ltd
www.erion.co.uk
Areas of interest: Advanced networking topics such as IPv6, Windows and Unix/Linux integration, specialist email services including Sendmail services, and related topics, including Samba, DNS, Linux and Unix.
Available for: IPv6 training and IPv6 consultancy services
Aaron Hughes
6connect, Inc.
www.6connect.net
LinkedIn
Areas of interest: Network architecture, system architecture, managed services, v4->v6 services, security services, custom distributed architectures, business development, green power/cooling, etc. Recently launched 6connect, Inc. which can fully manage just abount any service. All of our gear is dual stacked and will have a European presence based on demand.
Available for: Consulting, media comment, conference speaking
Fredy Künzler
Xing
Areas of interest: IPv6 deployment strategies, network strategy
Available for: Conference speaker, media comment
Remco van Mook
Equinix
LinkedIn
Available for: Media comment, conference speaking
NIL d.o.o.
www.nil.com
Ivan Pepelnjak
Jan Bervar
NIL d.o.o. is a Cisco (Learning Solutions and Gold) partner that has developed and delivered IPv6-related courses, supported by their own remote labs, for the past 8 years.
Stefan Neufeind
SpeedPartner GmbH
www.speedpartner.de
Area of Interest: IPv6 routing, IPv6 transition strategies, security
Available for: Consulting, conference speaker, media comment, education and training, service providing
next layer EDV Dienstleistungs und Beratungs GmbH
www.nextlayer.at
next layer blog
Available for: Consulting, media comment, and IPv6 transit services in Austria
Jordi Palet
Consulintel
www.consulintel.es
Areas of interest: A recognised industry expert in IPv6 training, consultancy, deployment and other services
Available for: Consulting, training, deployment and transition strategies, media comment, conference speaking, other services
Sander Steffann
Co-chair of the RIPE Address Policy Working Group
LinkedIn
Areas of interest: Infrastructure, security, ISP, government
Available for: Consulting, media comment, conference speaking
Benedikt Stockebrand
www.benedikt-stockebrand.de
Areas of interest: Deployment, migration, operations, troubleshooting. Author of IPv6 in Practice: A Unixer’s Guide to the Next Generation Internet.
Available for: Consulting, training, conference speaking, media comment
Joost Tholhuijsen
www.tholhuijsen.nl
LinkedIn
Area of interest: A freelance telecoms and network consultant and project leader, whose past experience includes working with the Verizon Business, British Petroleum and various Dutch cable companies. His work has included IPv6 support programs for SME markets and large scale network protocol migrations and IP renumbering projects. At this moment in cooperation with European Commission, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, TNO and IPv6 Task Force NL he is working on research, awareness and promotion of IPv6 to support EC’s and national IPv6 aspirations.
Available for: Policy and project consulting, training and awareness material development, IPv6 project management, conference speaking
Dick Tump
Shock Media
www.shockmedia.nl
LinkedIn
Available for: Consulting, conference speaking
Erik Vollers
NiVo Network Architects
www.nivo.nl
Available for: IPv6 consultancy, seminars and training.
