[c-nsp] New IPv6 BGP peer on a pure IPv4 network

[Ziv Leyes]

Hi all,
I know this has probably been asked a thousand times. I'm not asking for answers, only for directions on where to start from.
I have a network with three 7200VXR routers running C7200-IS-M Ver. 12.4(13b)
We run a few BGP uplink peers and we're uplink providers to a few many other customers BGP peers, all this in a IPv4 only environment.
I knew this day will come soon, it's like a nightmare above our heads.
One of our biggest customers peer is requiring us to set a IPv6 peer with them.
I need some help in founding any information I need in order to make it work (Hardware, IOS, BGP configuration, IPv4$B"+"*(BIPv6 mixing, consequences, tradeoffs, etc) I have no clue about IPv6, I only know it's a darn big range and a very weird and impossible to remember addresses format (HEXA?).
We still don't have our own IPv6 range, we need to apply for one on RIPE, we don't know which one of our uplink providers support IPv6 either$B!D(B
Will we be able to perform this task by ourselves or with the lack of knowledge/experience will be better to call someone that knows the job?
Perhaps Hank?

Thanks in advance,

Ziv




 
 
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