My6 Initiative Berhad · IPv6 Training

My6 Certified
IPv6 Professional

MCIP · 3-Day Instructor-Led Course

Gain comprehensive understanding of the IPv6 protocol and learn how to assess, design, plan, implement and verify IPv6 in modern multi-vendor environments — including cloud, SD-WAN, 5G and IoT.

Duration3 Days
FormatInstructor-Led + Labs
LevelIntermediate – Advanced
PrerequisiteTCP/IP & IPv4 Fundamentals
Edition2026
Fully Revised · 2026 Edition
3
Days of Training
13
Course Modules
14
Hands-On Labs
2030
Malaysia IPv6 Mandate

IPv6 Expertise Is No Longer
Optional in 2026

With Malaysia's MCMC mandate requiring all public-facing services to operate on IPv6-only by 31 December 2030, the clock is running. Government agencies, telcos and enterprises that have not yet built internal IPv6 capability are facing a shrinking window to act. This 2026 edition of MCIP is fully revised to address where the industry actually is today — not where it was five years ago.

The 2026 Reality

Deprecated technologies — Teredo, 6to4, and ISATAP — have been retired from this course entirely. What replaced them: 464XLAT (now the standard for IPv6-only mobile networks globally), SRv6 (deployed in Malaysia by TIME dotCom in 2024), and IPv6 in 5G standalone core networks. If your team's IPv6 knowledge is more than three years old, it is likely built around concepts that are no longer current practice.

31 Dec 2030

Malaysia IPv6-Only Mandate

MCMC's national mandate requires all public-facing government and infrastructure services to operate IPv6-only. Organisations without certified IPv6 staff face significant compliance risk as the deadline approaches.

40%+

Of All Internet Traffic Is Now IPv6

Global IPv6 adoption has crossed 40% of total internet traffic. Malaysia is among the top nations at 65–70% capability. IPv6-only deployments are now the norm in mobile networks globally — your engineers need to be ready.

200+

My6 Deployments Since 2010

Our trainers are practicing consultants who have led IPv6 deployments across Malaysian government and enterprise. Every case study, every lab, and every war story in this course comes from real deployments in this region.

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5G and Cloud Are IPv6-Native

3GPP mandates IPv6 in 5G standalone core networks. AWS, Azure and GCP all default to dual-stack. Engineers configuring 5G, cloud infrastructure or SD-WAN without IPv6 fluency are working with incomplete knowledge.

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New Security Threats Require New Skills

RA spoofing, NDP cache poisoning, and extension header abuse are IPv6-specific attack vectors. CVE-2024-38063 (CVSS 9.8) demonstrated zero-click RCE via IPv6 on all Windows versions. Security teams need IPv6-aware defences.

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Procurement and Compliance

MCMC's MTSFB TC T013:2019 mandates IPv6 certification for all directly connected equipment. IT procurement teams that cannot evaluate IPv6 compliance in vendor submissions are exposed to non-compliant acquisitions.

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Learn

Participants leave with practical, vendor-neutral skills to plan and execute IPv6 deployments immediately. The course provides extensive lab time on real network equipment and cloud sandboxes — every concept covered in lecture is applied directly in the lab environment.

IPv6 addressing, subnetting and address planning at enterprise scale
Integrate IPv6 into production networks using dual-stack and IPv6-only architectures
Modern transition mechanisms: 464XLAT, MAP-E/MAP-T, NAT64/DNS64
Configure IPv6 on Cisco IOS-XE, Linux, Windows 11 and cloud platforms
Deploy and manage DHCPv6 — stateful, stateless and prefix delegation
Upgrade and operate DNS in an IPv6 environment (AAAA, ip6.arpa, DNS64)
Apply IPv6 first-hop security: RA Guard, DHCPv6 Guard, SEND, ND Inspection
Configure OSPFv3, BGP4+ (MP-BGP), IS-IS for IPv6 and EIGRP for IPv6
Understand Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6) — SIDs, Locators, use cases
Deploy IPv6 in AWS, Azure, GCP and containerised workloads (Docker/Kubernetes)
Understand IPv6 in 5G standalone core networks and IoT device fleets
Troubleshoot IPv6 connectivity using modern OS and packet capture tools

Course Outline

Fully revised for 2026 — deprecated technologies have been retired and replaced with the topics that define current practice: 464XLAT, SRv6, cloud-native IPv6, and IPv6 in 5G standalone networks.

Module 01
Introduction to IPv6 in 2026
  • Global IPv6 adoption: 40%+ of internet traffic
  • IPv6-only deployments and the end of dual-stack as a permanent state
  • IPv6 vs IPv4: feature-by-feature comparison
  • Business and operational drivers for migration today
Module 02
The IPv6 Protocol
  • IPv6 datagram format and fixed header structure
  • Extension headers: purpose, order and processing rules
  • Flow label and traffic class fields
  • Summary of IPv6 improvements over IPv4
Module 03
IPv6 Addressing
  • Address compression, canonical forms and notation rules
  • Unicast types: global, link-local, unique-local (ULA)
  • Anycast, multicast and well-known groups
  • Modified EUI-64, privacy addresses (RFC 8981), IPAM
Module 04
IPv6 Transition Mechanisms
  • Dual-stack design, operation and phase-out strategy
  • 464XLAT: CLAT/PLAT roles, Android/iOS/Linux deployment
  • MAP-E / MAP-T: stateless IPv4-as-a-service
  • NAT64/DNS64 · DS-Lite · deprecated mechanisms (informational)
Module 05
ICMPv6 and Neighbour Discovery
  • ICMPv6 error and informational message types
  • NDP deep-dive: NS, NA, RS, RA and RA flags (M, O, A)
  • Neighbour cache, destination cache, prefix list
  • Path MTU Discovery and Packet Too Big
Module 06
IPv6 Address Auto-configuration
  • SLAAC operation and interface identifier selection
  • Semantically Opaque IIDs (RFC 7217)
  • Privacy extensions and temporary addresses (RFC 8981)
  • DAD · CGA · interaction between SLAAC and DHCPv6
Module 07
DHCPv6
  • DUIDs and IAIDs · stateful vs. stateless DHCPv6
  • DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation (DHCPv6-PD)
  • DHCPv6 relay agent operation and IP helper
  • DHCPv6 high-availability and failover
Module 08
IPv6 Security
  • First-Hop Security: RA Guard, DHCPv6 Guard, ND Inspection, Source Guard
  • SEND (RFC 3971) · IPv6 ACLs · extension header risks
  • Reconnaissance and scanning in IPv6 networks
  • IPsec in IPv6: AH, ESP, IKEv2 · firewall design principles
Module 09
IPv6 Routing Protocols
  • OSPFv3 · BGP4+ (MP-BGP, RFC 4760) · IS-IS for IPv6 · EIGRP
  • Route redistribution between IPv6 routing protocols
  • SRv6 introduction: network programming model, SID allocation, Locator concepts
  • SRv6 use cases: traffic engineering, VPNs, network slicing
Module 10
IPv6 Network Services
  • DNS: AAAA records, reverse DNS (ip6.arpa), DNS64
  • BIND, Windows DNS and Unbound for dual-stack
  • NTP, SNMP, Syslog and network management over IPv6
  • IPv6 QoS: Traffic Class and DSCP mapping
Module 11
IPv6 in Cloud and Modern Infrastructure
  • AWS: VPC dual-stack and IPv6-only subnets, ELB, Route 53
  • Azure: dual-stack VNet, Load Balancer · GCP: dual-stack VPC and GKE
  • Docker and Kubernetes dual-stack pod configuration
  • IPv6 in SD-WAN and zero-trust network architectures
Module 12
IPv6 in 5G and IoT
  • IPv6 as the foundation of 5G standalone (SA) core networks
  • 3GPP IPv6 addressing model: /64 per UE · 464XLAT in mobile operator networks
  • CoAP, MQTT over IPv6 · 6LoWPAN for low-power wireless
  • Thread protocol and Matter smart home standard
Module 13
Using IPv6 — Applications and OS Behaviour
  • Happy Eyeballs v2 (RFC 8305): dual-stack application behaviour
  • IPv6 on Windows 11, Ubuntu 24.04 and macOS Sequoia
  • RFC 6724 address selection · troubleshooting methodology
  • Packet capture and analysis with Wireshark
Module 14
Hands-On Labs
  • 14 structured labs on real equipment and cloud sandboxes
  • Every lecture concept applied directly in the lab
  • Cisco IOS-XE, Linux, Windows 11, AWS/Azure sandbox
  • Wireshark packet capture and analysis throughout

Lab Schedule

#Lab Title
1Enabling and verifying IPv6 on routers and switches
2IPv6 addressing, subnetting and address planning
3Capturing and decoding IPv6 datagrams with Wireshark
4SLAAC and privacy address generation
5Stateful and stateless DHCPv6 configuration
6DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation (DHCPv6-PD)
7NAT64 / DNS64 deployment and testing
8Configuring 464XLAT (CLAT + PLAT)
9IPv6 first-hop security (RA Guard, DHCPv6 Guard)
10IPv6 ACLs and firewall policy
11OSPFv3 and BGP4+ configuration and verification
12Upgrading and configuring IPv6-capable DNS servers
13IPv6 in a cloud environment (AWS or Azure sandbox)
14IPv6 application and service configuration

Target Audience

Who Should Attend

A solid understanding of TCP/IP and hands-on IPv4 experience is required. Prior exposure to routing protocols is beneficial for the advanced routing module.

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Network Engineers & Architects

Design and deploy IPv6 in enterprise, service-provider and cloud environments with confidence.

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Security Engineers

Understand IPv6-specific threat vectors and build parity security controls for dual-stack networks.

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Cloud & DevOps Engineers

Configure IPv6-native workloads on AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes and containerised environments.

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Network Administrators

Operate and support dual-stack networks, troubleshoot IPv6 connectivity, and manage IPAM.

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IT Managers & Consultants

Lead network transformation projects and advise on IPv6 strategy aligned to the 2030 mandate.

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Government ICT Teams

Build the internal capability needed to meet MCMC's 2030 IPv6-only mandate for public services.

Ready to Build Your
IPv6 Capability?

MCIP is delivered as in-house training for government agencies, enterprises and telcos across Malaysia. Contact My6 Initiative Berhad to discuss scheduling, group rates and customisation for your organisation's specific environment.