1. Fedict and IPv6
BELTUG – Grimbergen – 11/dec/12
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2. About Fedict
Source: http://fedict.newlink.be/uploaded_files/pic_08v2.jpg
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3. Fedict
 Federal Public Service ICT
 e-gov building blocks, expertise center
 Hosts several (but not all) federal services
 Belgium.be
 Federal Authentication Service (FAS)
 Federal Service Bus (FSB)
 FedMAN
 High-speed, secure network between FPS
 Developed by Belnet
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4. Getting there
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5. Regulations
 Digital Agenda for Europe
 Decision Council of Ministers (June 22, 2012)
 Implementation of IPv6 within 2 years
 Focus on G2C / G2B services
 Official note to federal administrations
 Published in “Staatsblad” (October 26, 2012)
 Each FPS, ... should appoint an IPv6 lead
 Each FPS, … is responsible for their own IPv6 roll-out
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6. The approach
 People
 Create awareness
 Human communication
 Product and services
 Ask all our suppliers if their products support IPv6 ...
 … and if not: when will this be implemented ?
 Gradually replace IPv4-only products and services
 Patience
 Report (and sometimes fix) issues
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7. People
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8. Creating awareness
 2nd round of Belnet workshops
 (federal) network engineers
 End of January 2013
 Theory + practice
 IPv6 newsletter
 ICT managers and FedMAN contacts
 Regions / Communities / CBSS
 Workgroup
 FPS Economy, Fedict, FCCU, ...
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9. Products and services
Source: http://www.greenwavereality.com/solutions/led-lighting/
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10. The big picture
Applications
Security and External
availability Services
Platforms
Network
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11. FedMAN and IPv6 connectivity
 FedMAN
 Operated by Belnet
 IPv6-ready since end 2009
 /48 for each FedMAN customer
 IPv6 traffic on explicit request (test or production)
 In use: Fedict, SPF Int.Affairs, Court of Audit, FCCU
 Soon: SPF Economy
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12. Example IPv6 clause public tenders
 IPv6 must be available immediately
 Products and services
 IPv6 must be on par with IPv4
 Performance
 Functionality
 Availability
 Security
 Support
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13. Questionnaire
 Sent to suppliers
 Products and services
 Are your products / services IPv6 ready ?
 Today ?
 Upgrade required ? When ?
 If not, provide a plan towards IPv6
 Some surprises
 Positive and negative
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14. Patience
Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bios_robotlab_writing_robot.jpg
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15. Currently testing
 Golden rule: do not touch production IPv4
 Just add “something” in front of IPv4 infrastructure
 New environment: consider Dual Stack
 Reverse proxy
 Easy for HTTP
 NAT64
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16. Pay attention to ...
 Tablets and smartphones
 DHCPv6 support ?
 Firewalls / load balancers
 IPv6 support in hardware (performance) ?
 Peering disputes
 If any, your ISP may block some IPv6 traffic
 External services
 E-payment, anti-spam, webstats, … ?
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17. If you want an IPv6-only data center
 Databases
 Connectors / clusters may not be certified in IPv6
 Management tools
 Monitoring / TAPs
 Storage / backup systems
 Cloud offerings
 Do they support IPv6 ?
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18. Questions ?
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19. Thanks !
Bart Hanssens / Fedict
Maria-Theresiastraat 1
1000 Brussels, Belgium
@BartHanssens
bart.hanssens [at] fedict.be
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