In order to integrate IPv6 in the University’s premises we have to work on the following items:

• External connectivity
• Internal connectivity

     o Select/purchase Hardware
     o Select IGP
     o Choose VLANs to add IPv6 to

• Invent a suitable addressing scheme
• Integrate IPv6 in database
• Adapt DNS
• Add DHCPv6
• Adapt Monitoring Tools
• Educate NOC

Some of these items are easy to achieve, some of them are tough and long term work. One could say that integrating IPv6 in a larger network is not easy to do and needs a lot of work. Lots of resources - financial and personnel - are needed. If you do not have the proper equipment, one has to buy new hardware. Most of the time the latest equipment is already IPv6 capable one way or the other, but you might also need additional equipment if you plan to run dedicated hardware for IPv6 or if you plan to use some transition mechanisms (e.g. hosts for ALG gateways and/or tunnel broker systems). Personnel costs might be even higher, because you need manpower for programming, education and debugging.

In summary, depending on the size and the level of complexity of your network and depending on how elaborate the tools you use to monitor and manage that network, integration of IPv6 might become an time-consuming experience.