Senior Internet Resource Analyst Elly Tawhai gives a presentation on the key drivers for IPv6, covering how IPv6 enables the sustainable growth of the Internet, and the possibility for new services and business opportunities on large-scale IP installations.
6. Recent Policies by the APNIC community
• prop-127: Change maximum delegation size of 103/8 IPv4
address pool to a /23
– Each member can only get up to 512 addresses (/23)
– Allows new members to get a little bit of IPv4 before it completely
runs out
• prop-129: Abolish Waiting list for unmet IPv4 requests
– Recovered address space treated under the same policy as last /8
(103/8)
– Encourage the implementation of IPv6
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9. Why IPv6?
• IPv4 address supply is exhausted
– New networks require addresses
– Stop-gap measures are damaging (NAT)
• The Internet is growing fast
– Broadband: mobile and wifi
– “Internet of Things”
• IPv6 is the only viable option we have now
– Much larger address space than IPv4
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11. IP Address Availability Impact
• Strategic
– How to maintain growth post IPv4 depletion
– IPv6 business pressures
• Operational
– Extending IPv4 life
– IPv6 deployment stages
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12. Strategic Considerations
• How to maintain growth post IPv4 depletion
– Will IPv4 be available from other sources?
– Deploy public IPv4 selectively
– How much to invest on migration technologies
• IPv6 business considerations
– Transit provisioning
• Need to handle IPv6 traffic
– Content providers
• Need for IPv6 connectivity
– Consumer access
• Need to use IPv6 to expand your network
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16. Key business drivers for IPv6
• IPv6 enables the sustainable growth of the Internet
• This in itself is a major motivation to deploy IPv6
• IPv6 provides the possibility for new services and business
opportunities on large-scale IP installations:
– e.g., Broadband (mobile and wifi), smart grid initiatives, online
gaming, cloud computing, IoT
• Scalability for future growth and long-term financial
sustainability
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17. IPv6 in Action: Mobile Networks
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Carrier Economy Deployment
Verizon Wireless USA Dual-stack (2011)
T-Mobile USA 464XLAT (2012)
SK Telecom Korea 464XLAT (2014)
Telstra Australia 464XLAT (2016)
Reliance Jio India Dual-stack (2016)
AIS Thailand Dual-stack (2017)
Bhutan Telecom Bhutan Dual-stack (2018)
Chungwa Telecom Taiwan Dual-stack (2018)
18. Way Forward
• IPv6 deployment among Internet stakeholders such as
governments, service providers, content providers,
system integrators etc
– Need to develop realistic plans to
• Manage IPv4 address shortage
• Deploy IPv6 within access networks
– Scalability of selected transition technologies is key
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19. APNIC Can Provide Support
APNIC is here to support real and tangible IPv6 deployment
• Outreach training programs are available
– Operational training, advice, and information services
• https://www.apnic.net/community/ipv6/deploy-ipv6/
• IPv6 workshops for network engineers with hands-on IPv6
configuration experience
– https://training.apnic.net/
• Review on pro and cons of various IPv6 transition methods
• Feel free to contact us
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Where is the APNIC Region?
APNIC serves the entire Asia-Pacific region, with a total of 56 economies in the region. This includes Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia regions.
Asia Pacific Region
Afghanistan, Kiribati, PalauAmerican, Samoa, Korea, Dem. People's Republic, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Korea, Republic of Philippines, Bangladesh, Laos People’s Dem. Republic, Pitcairn, Bhutan, Macau, Reunion, British Indian Ocean Territory, Madagascar, Samoa, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Seychelles, Cambodia, Maldives, Singapore, China, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Christmas Island, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Mayotte, Taiwan, Comoros, Micronesia Fed. States of Thailand, Cook Islands, Mongolia, Tokelau, East Timor, Myanmar, Tonga, Fiji, Nauru, Tuvalu, French Polynesia, Nepal, Vanuatu, French Southern Territories, New Caledonia, VietNam, Guam, New Zealand, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Hong Kong Niue, India, Norfolk Island, Indonesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Japan, Pakistan
Reference:
http://www.apnic.net/about-APNIC/organization/apnics-region
IPv4 addresses are a finite 32-bit numeric asset
2³² addresses = about 4.2 billion addresses
New companies can obtain some IPv4 address space in the APNIC service region without the need to trade for address space and can make the preparation for the subsequent IPv6 migration
/23 is important because new ISPs can use /24 for internal infrastructure and /24 customer assignments and NAT for IPv6 transition
All the members in the waiting list already have a minimum of /22 address space from last /8 (103/8) address block.
Recovered address space left aside to new members only
A waiting list will be created once APNIC runs out of resources in last /8 and same last /8 allocation policy will be applied to the waiting list.
Note to self double check percentage of Pacific members whom have received delegations from final /8
IPv6 is the only viable option we have now
Enable sustainable growth of the Internet
Support the emergence of new technologies
Note to self double check percentage of Pacific members whom have received v6 delegation previously it was 70%
Measuring IPv6 connectivity among Google - 22.50% access Google over IPv6
25.80% of the world top 1000 websites reachable via IPv6
28 March: 17.63%
APNIC Labs IPv6 measurement: 60% increase in end users with
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/
IPv6 in last 12 months
Services mentioned have all increased address demand
For example, growth of the Pacific infrastructure, if keep relying in translation devices (NAT64) it would be more expensive to sustain compared to if deploying ipv6 early
The true driver for IPv6 adoption is mobile internet!
- Dual stack the trend lately with most implementations
- Mobile is driving the internet
-However, born and raised on NAT!
Still heavily based on CG-NAT
IPv6 and mobile devices
464XLAT:
Android (4.4 - KitKat)
Windows Phone (8.1+)
Dual-stack:
KaiOS (Jio handsets)
iOS: reports for dual-stack since 11.3 (through carrier update)
IPv6-only:
iOS
since iOS 9 (supported Ion WiFi for a long time)
since June 2016, apps in App Store must support IPv6 https://developer.apple.com/support/ipv6/
DHCPv6:
Windows
iOS
Mention about improvements made to the v6 training material
Have a project plan in place
Who are your stakeholders?Define your goals.
2. Assess your network
Audit your existing infrastructure; critical servers, and services
Identify a workable business model to enable CPE, for example, home gateway routers
Check your hardware and software is IPv6 capable
Transitioning requires that your equipment is dual stacked
If you get your Internet services through an ISP
Check if they have an IPv6 deployment plan
3. Assess the skills in your organization
4. Communicate the plan
5. Get management sign off
6. Prepare Learn about deploying IPv6
APNIC Training
7. Develop an addressing plan
Make sure it is scalable
Adopt best current practices
Document the plan
8. Build a test environment and experiment
Experiment with IPv6 anycast, mobile IP, transition technologies etc.
9. Get IPv6
You can get your first block of IPv6 addresses quickly and easily.
10. Configure and monitor your networks