ipv6: the what, why and how

IPv6

Asia Pacific Webinar

December 2010

2 France Telecom Group restrictedIPv6

agenda

section 1 IPv6 outlook

section 2 Customer challenges

section 3 Orange Business Services recommendations

section 4 Orange Business Services IPv6 strategy & offer


section 1 IPv6 outlook


drivers of the IPv6 adoption

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Internet development

operating systems & security

governmental institutions plans

new applications and communicating objects : Machine-to-Machine


IPv4 & Internet development

IPv4@ depletion foreseen for mars2011 => 100 days left

the need for IP@ is growing– Asian countries

– 57% world population – 21.5% Internet penetration rate, (+2.1% in H1 2010,+77

M)– China : 420 millions users, +9% in H1 2010 (source China

MIIT) – increased by the number of devices (e.g. Smartphone)

Internet registries policy (APNIC)– Call for actions, encourage IPv6 deployment: APNIC “Kickstart

IPv6”– preserve latest IPv4 resources– drastically change in allocation and assignment periods– http://www.apnic.net/ipv6

IPv6 natural choice for Internet growth– 3.4x1038 IP@ : 5x1028 IP@ for each of the 6.5 billions of people

www.potaroo.net

by Takashi Arano, Intec NetCore

http://www.apnic.net/ipv6

http://www.potaroo.net/


Operating system & security

every major OS supports IPv6 today

IPv6 is on by default

– Windows 7 / Vista / Server 2008 major security concern

– IPv4 door is secured while IPv6 door might be wide open

– IPv4-only network may be vulnerable to IPv6 through hidden tunnels

– “IPv6 is used to fly under the radar” IPv6 control & protection will pass

through its visibility and therefore integration


governmental push

China

– China Next Generation Internet (CNGI)– Chinese incumbent IPv6 commercial trials launch in 2012, plan to retire IPv4 by

2015– Partners asking for IPv6 compatibility

India

– Department of Telecommunications IPv6 conformance request for service provider

– call for 2012 deadline on IPv6 deployment Japan

– provider with strong IPv6 position– DSL service / Video service– services starting to be cheaper with IPv6 in specific areas

USA

– federal agencies will move their public web services to IPv6 by September 2012– IPv6 transition manager per agency will be nominated– request to support IPv6 internally, and application IPv6 compatible– request to their partners to support IPv6 to exchange

Europe : action plan to push IPv6 adoption (may 2008)


IPv6 supports new applicationsinternet of things

mobility always-on connectivity service 4G (LTE)

security plant and assets security

systems

environment energy consumption management environmental conditions information disaster detection and public safety

transport fleet management goods tracking proper environmental conditions

health remote diagnosis distant medical proactive monitoring

proactive services vehicle remote monitoring proactive maintenance

management and optimization

product tracking plants and assets management

systems telemetry (remote counting)home appliance

day-to-day devices

in Europe :33 millions of good vehicles229 millions of cars

IPv6 efficiently supports a growing number of services and devices


section 2 Customer challenges


is it IPv6 time for enterprises ?

ensure business continuity & growth in the evolution

assess IPv6 business impacts and opportunities

– external factors– your customers, partners, suppliers will use

IPv6– connectivity in certain countries

– internal factors– organization strategy (products,

competition, mandate, grow expertise, M2M)

– infrastructure (security, network merge, IPv4 NAT issues, need public addresses)

need to be prepared and have mitigation plan, even if benefits are immediately perceived

time to define an IPv6 plan


IPv6 integration challenges areas

IPv6 integration challenges varies from one organization to another

– size, IT infrastructure, in-house software, various present technologies, policies, process, future needs, etc.

interface, chassis

assessments andplanningtraining

operating systemsnetwork monitoringmanagement

applicationsincl. in-house software

security

upgrade and configuration

testingIPv4 / IPv6 coexistence mgt.

maintenance

servers firewall

shared infrastructureservices

procurementapplication development

IP devices

software

hardware

process

assessment

resource

involve cross functional ICT staffs


section 3 Orange Business Services recommendations


Orange recommendations

define IPv6 plan start integrating IPv6

– smooth and progressive approach– based on defined scope/service

no risk to integrate IPv6– IPv4 and IPv6 coexist– can be part of the infrastructure

lifecycle benefits from this approach

– most cost-effective approach – investments are protected– early introduction reduces

transition costs– grow expertise

– target most immediate key IPv6 benefits and opportunities

one-off migration of the whole infrastructure to IPv6 is often not realistic

– technical and financial challenges


define IPv6 integration objectives

value of the integration

– e.g. ensure security– e.g. develop Internet IPv6 facing

presence (commercial or leadership)

project goal

– e.g. enhanced security with IPv6 support

– e.g. make website accessible from Internet IPv6

project scope

– geographically, sites type, services, elements

time dependencies

– internal : e.g. other infrastructure projects

– external : e.g. product readiness build a project team


IPv6 Consultancy – “6-step” methodology

1. Assets inventory

– Software / hardware

2. Technical design

– Addressing plan

3. Security impact analysis

– Policies, rules based, NAT…

4. Transition strategy

– What, when, why, how-> business advantages

5 Project team identification

– Resource, development (internal application), training…

6 Implementation

– Lab, Pilot, rollout, project management,…

IPv6ReadinessAssessment

GO phase


Step 1 – 4 : IPv6 Readiness Assessment (Goals)

understand the current situation

the effort needed to go to IPv6

the advantages

– globally

– processes that will the most benefit from the IPv6

build a vision on the way to go

evaluation of the costs


Step 1 – 4 : IPv6 Readiness Assessment (Results)

a clear view of the level of effort to move to IPv6

– Resources, Hardware, Software… an understanding of the technical challenges

a technical architecture:

– addressing plan

– routing

– type of addresses (ULA/GUA) a identification of the security risks and how to

mitigate them

a precise idea of the business advantages

estimation of project costs


Step 5 – 6 : Go Phase

IPv6 will require

– Technical knowledge (training)– Modification of processes (e.g. procurement)

internal application

– Some internal applications may require changes if they manipulate IP addresses that must be included in their specific development plan

security Policies

– Some policies and procedures to be rewritten (hardening, firewall rulebase…)

project management plan

– Prioritization (based on business benefit, risks…)– Resource identification


section 4 Orange Business Services IPv6 strategy & offer


Orange Business Services IPv6 strategy

we have deployed IPv6 in our IP VPN & internet services since April 2009

anticipate IPv4 @ depletion

support and create innovative services

leader in Machine-to-Machine

share IPv6 opportunities and challenges with customers

promote wider deployment and use of IPv6

stimulate the global innovation environment


IPv6 Orange Business Services offer

flexible and without additional equipments

– native IPv6 implemented in our backbones

– dual stack IPv4 / IPv6 WAN interface for a smooth transition

– identical IPv4 / IPv6 IPVPN service (same CoS) designed to facilitate the introduction of IPv6

– site-by-site subscription– sites can be IPv4 or dual stack IPv4 / IPv6

– LAN-by-LAN configuration inside a site– LAN interfaces can be: dual stack IPv4/IPv6, IPv4, IPv6

– existing IPv4 VPN remains unchanged

May 2009: IPv6 option on IP VPN product launch1st global provider on the global managed IP VPN marketSeptember 2009 : IPv6 option in Internet in France


availability and next steps

roadmap and next steps (2011-2012)

– international Internet product – access types to ADSL– move towards full IPv6

industrialization and generalization

availability

– IP VPN product – worldwide availability (+ 130

countries) – Internet in France– on Cisco Orange Business Services

managed routers– leased line, SDSL, ethernet access


more than 15 years of IPv6 experience

1994 : member of IETF workgroups 2002 : deployment of a native IPv6

international commercial network “OpenTransitv6” (Asia, US, Europe)

2004 : first managed IPv6 customer network

2008 : Orange IPv6 program launch

2009 : IPv6 IP VPN launch.

2010 : IPv6 consulting launch

thank you!

please visitwww.ipv6.orange-business.com

with IPv6 or IPv4

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