Lumeta’s IPv4 to IPv6 migration planning service focuses on identifying network assets and their interconnections, current IP addressing, and validating assumptions. It provides a starting point and initial road map for a successful migration.

IPv6, the ‘next generation’ Internet protocol, provides an improved architecture to accommodate the increasing number of users, applications, appliances and services.

As organizations move towards migration from IPv4 to IPv6, whether it be due to Federal OMB (Office of Management and Budget) mandate or a self-imposed timeframe, IT professionals need a tool that will ease the challenge of this arduous undertaking. Complete network visibility is of utmost importance throughout the migration process as each device as well as all networks in the enterprise must be identified. Once identified, a clear strategy can be formulated to ease this transition and assist IT personnel with the full scope of this endeavor.

IPsonar enables an organization to create a blueprint for an IPv6 transition by:

• Rapidly discovering the complete list of IPv4 addresses and address ranges (space) that are active or blocked/filtered in the network
• Identifying devices that when identified, can be verified for IPv6 compatibility based on vendor specifications
• Determining key applications that might be slated for transition
• Uncovering authorized and unauthorized wireless devices under IPv4 management
• Customizing fingerprints to further identify systems (using HTTP banner and SNMP system descriptions)
• Discovering operating systems on the network and provide high level reports that might follow upcoming transition requirements
• Providing status of one’s current migration plan by identifying the remainder of active IPv4 devices and address space