THE ANALYSIS AND SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS OF IPv6 CONFIGURATION MIGRATION OF SMALL NETWORKS

The paper analyzes the problems of IPv4 to IPv6 migration processes and indicates the areas in which migration can be done without expensive replacement of hardware, software and organizational changes. This paper presents the migration tools developed for the SOHO network administrators. The tools provide theoretical knowledge and practical advices on migrating to IPv6 and enable automation of the migration process. The article presents basic problems encountered in migrating small networks environments to support IPv6. Problems were introduced along with proposals for migration methodologies and tools to assist in this process. The system supporting administrators with the IPv6 network migration was presented. The system consists of Migration Guide and Automated Migration Tool. They are interactive tools which allow the transmission of guidance on network migration.