Deploying IPv6 in 3GPP Networks (PDF)

Deploying IPv6 in 3GPP Networks - Evolving
Mobile Broadband from 2G to LTE and Beyond

A practical guide enabling mobile operators to deploy IPv6
with confidence

The most widely used cellular mobile broadband network
technology is based on the 3GPP standards. The history and
background of the 3GPP technology is in the Global Mobile Service
(GSM) technology and the work done in European Telecommunications
Standards Institute (ETSI). This primary voice service network has
evolved to be the dominant mobile Internet access technology.

Deploying IPv6 in 3GPP Networks covers how Internet
Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is currently defined in the industry
standards for cellular mobile broadband, why and how this route was
taken in the technology, and what is the current reality of the
deployment. Furthermore, it offers the authors' views on how
some possible IPv6 related advances 3GPP networks may be improved
during the coming years. It gives guidance how to implement and
deploy IPv6 correctly in the Third Generation Partnership Project
(3GPP) mobile broadband environment, and what issues one may face
when doing so. The book covers 3GPP technologies from 2G to LTE,
and offers some ideas for the
future.

Key features

* written by highly respected and experienced authors from the
IPv6 / mobile world

* Provides an explanation of the technical background for some
not-so-obvious design choices, what to concentrate on, and what
transition strategies should be used by the vendors and the
operators

* Offers a useful reference guide for operators and vendors
entering into IPv6 business