IPv6 status and future in North America Burt Crépeault :: burt.crepeault@iitelecom.com www.iitelecom.com IIT??? Titre du cours © Institut international des télécommunications inc., 2004 www.iitelecom.com © Institut international des télécommunications inc., 2004 Février 2004

IPv6 status and future in North America Session objectives At the end of this session, the participants should be able to: Understand the current status of IPv6 in North America Recognise the factors that are affecting adoption rate

Session content IPv6 status and future in North America ARIN assignment status for 2004 Deployed IPv6 networks ISPs offering IPv6

ARIN Assignment Status for 2004 Assignments are usually in the 2001:400:/32 address range A request will usually be allocated a /48 or a /32 network

Deployed IPv6 networks in North America Freenet6.org Uses the Tunnel Setup Protocol to allow any user/network to connect A user requests: A tunnel A stable address A /64 or /48 network IPv4 mobility (an IPv4 address change reconfigures the tunnel, without modifying the IPv6 address or prefix) Is available world-wide users Uses address range 3ffe:0c80::/32

Deployed IPv6 networks in North America Internet2 (Abilene) Peering network between universities in Mexico, the US and Canada Offers native and tunnelled IPv6 connectivity Uses address range 2001::/16 assigned by ARIN

Deployed IPv6 networks in North America CANARIE 2001:410:100::/40 CA*net 4 backbone 2001:410:101::/48 CANARIE Inc. 2001:410:102::/48 ORION 2001:410:8000::/40 NB GigaPoP 2001:410:4000::/40 NL GigaPoP 2001:410:c000::/40 MRNet 2001:410:2000::/40 ACORN-NS 2001:410:a000::/40 NETERA 2001:410:6000::/40 PEI GigaPoP 2001:410:e000::/40 BCnet 2001:410:1000::/40 Federal GigaPoP 2001:410:9000::/40 CA*Net Same model as Internet2 but for Canada Connects universities and colleges Uses address range 2001:410::/32 assigned by ARIN

Other IPv6 initiatives in North America Moonv6 Project between University of New Hampshire and Joint Interoperability Test Command (US DoD) and Internet 2 Aim to test: Base Specification Interoperability Routing Mobility Common Network Applications Network Robustness & Security

IPv6 connectivity – North America is lagging… In general, regular Internet users do not have access to IPv6 other than through TSP services such as Freenet6 Some commercial peering points are starting to emerge: NTT Multimedia Communication Laboratories offers an Internet Exchange in California since 2000 We are seeing the first IPv6 ISPs emerge: NTT/Verio has started offering IPv6 access to its customers in the California area Teleglobe… US Department of Defence has announced that it will shift all its departments to IPv6 by 2008 This could be a market driver in North America

IPv6 connectivity North America is lagging in its IPv6 deployment, due to the following factors: There is no shortage of IPv4 addresses in North America Network Address Translation (NAT) has become a widely accepted solution, even with all its shortcomings The IP technical community is divided with regards to the benefits of IPv6. Some arguments include: IPv4 offers sufficient functionality and workarounds to extend its life indefinitely 40% of survey respondents think IPv6 is not even required for 3G wireless Many sub-protocols of IPv6 are still immature and far from ready to deploy IPv6 Mobility Multi-homing Secure Neighbour Discovery (SEND) There are routing issues with IPv6

IPv6 connectivity Solutions to prime IPv6 in North America Applications development Opportunity for the rest of the world to develop leading-edge application No real multimedia applications currently use IPv6 functionality (QoS, security, etc) Induce an R&D culture within the ISPs Not a model traditionally applied in NA Running short of addresses Some people are suggesting that we amplify the IPv4 address problem in NA by assigning more of them!

In conclusion North America has many IPv6 initiatives, but most of them are in the academic and R&D realm The future of IPv6 is uncertain in NA Could we see a split between the US and the rest of the world? Some initiatives might help: DoD moratorium New applications development could compel users/ISPs to adopt IPv6

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IPv6 status and future in North America Burt Crépeault :: burt.crepeault@iitelecom.com www.iitelecom.com IIT??? Titre du cours © Institut international des télécommunications inc., 2004 www.iitelecom.com © Institut international des télécommunications inc., 2004 Février 2004