European strategic initiatives Event Birmingham - 10th May 2000 DG Information Society - European Commission Mário Campolargo DG INFSO F2

Contents Role of Internet Protocol Role of Internet Protocol IPv6 - going beyond IPv4 IPv6 - going beyond IPv4 An opportunity for Europe An opportunity for Europe Status of experimentations Status of experimentations Aspects of EC policy Aspects of EC policy eEurope eEurope IST Programme projects IST Programme projects Conclusions Conclusions

Internet protocol IPv4... Ensures internetworking (designed for it!) Ensures internetworking (designed for it!) Can be used for various types of traffic (data, voice, image, multimedia) Can be used for various types of traffic (data, voice, image, multimedia) Combines network-level performance and cost- effectiveness Combines network-level performance and cost- effectiveness Represents today the installed base for Internet! Represents today the installed base for Internet! By providing cheap end-to-end connectivity, the Internet protocol lowered the barriers to global network applications and services...

Challenges faced by IPv4 Address space - Growth of Internet - A single IP address Address space - Growth of Internet - A single IP address Mobile Internet - Internet services from everywhere - Removing location dependency Mobile Internet - Internet services from everywhere - Removing location dependency Security - End-to-end encryption - Data Integrity, authentication Security - End-to-end encryption - Data Integrity, authentication In anticipation of the increasing address space limitation of IPv4, IETF went into defining a IPng...

Requirements for the new protocol Support billions of hosts Support billions of hosts Reduce size of routing tables Reduce size of routing tables Simplify protocol, process packets faster Simplify protocol, process packets faster Provide better security (authentication & privacy) Provide better security (authentication & privacy) Better QoS (particularly for real-time data) Better QoS (particularly for real-time data) Aid multicasting, anycasting Aid multicasting, anycasting Make it possible for a host to roam without changing its address Make it possible for a host to roam without changing its address

IPv6 characteristics Practically unlimited address space Practically unlimited address space Simplification of packet header Simplification of packet header Optional header fields (better support for options) Optional header fields (better support for options) Authentication and Privacy (more Security) Authentication and Privacy (more Security) More attention to type of service More attention to type of service Plug & Play - Better Configuration options Plug & Play - Better Configuration options

Moving towards IPv6... Moving towards IPv6 is both a near-term and a long - term concern of network dependent businesses equipment manufacturers equipment manufacturers network owners network owners service providers service providers and public authorities, such as the EC. For Europe, it is at the same time a challenge and an opportunity

An opportunity... A business driven transition?… the evolving structure of the EU Telecommunications Services Market 77,6 60,4 8,1 8,4 14,3 31,2 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Fixed Telephony Data Transmission Mobile Services 158 BEuro 235 BEuro

Some issues... Challenges Preserve InvestmentsPreserve Investments Identify Business casesIdentify Business cases Motivate business leadersMotivate business leaders Educate end-usersEducate end-usersBenefits Scalability, SecurityScalability, Security Network ManagementNetwork Management Global ImprovementsGlobal Improvements

Multiple actors… Actors Research LabsResearch Labs IndustryIndustry Telcos, ISPsTelcos, ISPs UsersUsers......Catalysts IPv6 ForumIPv6 Forum Public policiesPublic policies National and European R&D ProgrammesNational and European R&D Programmes cooperation

Industry - existing implementations Unix AIX NetBSD FreeBSD OpenBSD Tru64 Solaris 7 HP-UX Windows Novell Trumpet Musica Windows 2000 OthersRouters OS/360Cisco Mac OS XHitachi Nortel Nokia Ericsson

Experimentations Worlwide 6REN / 6TAP 6Bone vBNS IPv6 TAHI KAME Wide NTT v6net Europe RNRT 6INIT LONG... USA JAPAN

Some aspects of Commission policy Communication from the Commission to the Council and European Parliament Communication from the Commission to the Council and European Parliament COM (2000) April 2000 The Organisation and Management of the Internet International and European Policy Issues

Internet addressing - The Commission intends to take several steps to facilitate where appropriate the transition of the information economy to the IP addressing system, including the timely introduction of next generation Internet addressing (IPv6) Internet addressing - The Commission intends to take several steps to facilitate where appropriate the transition of the information economy to the IP addressing system, including the timely introduction of next generation Internet addressing (IPv6) Internet protocols - The Commission also intends to take full account of the development of Internet protocols in its approach to information technology standardisation, including in the EU research projects. Internet protocols - The Commission also intends to take full account of the development of Internet protocols in its approach to information technology standardisation, including in the EU research projects. Some aspects of Commission policy

encourage new constituencies (including the public sector) encourage new constituencies (including the public sector) encourage the timely transition to IPv6 (particularly within the European Institutions and public administrations) encourage the timely transition to IPv6 (particularly within the European Institutions and public administrations) Some aspects of Commission policy

facilitate the global expansion of Internet (developing countries) through the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 addressing systems facilitate the global expansion of Internet (developing countries) through the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 addressing systems in the context of appropriate EU research, promote the development and use of IPv6 and next generation Internet technologies more generally in the context of appropriate EU research, promote the development and use of IPv6 and next generation Internet technologies more generally Some aspects of Commission policy

The eEurope initiative must be seen in its context of profound economic and social mutation - major challenges for European policy and decision makers to modernise the economy – great new opportunities for growth, competition, employment and social cohesion waiting to be seized... ” The eEurope initiative must be seen in its context of profound economic and social mutation - major challenges for European policy and decision makers to modernise the economy – great new opportunities for growth, competition, employment and social cohesion waiting to be seized... ”…. Fast Internet for Research and Students …. eEurope

… With regard to the next generation Internet, the Commission intends to mobilise telecommunications operators and equipment manufacturers to work together with service providers and users to ensure the rapid deployment and use of next generation infrastructure across Europe, including IPv6... eEurope - action plan

Concrete initiatives 6INIT - Introduction of IPv6 services in Europe 6INIT - Introduction of IPv6 services in Europe GCAP - Global Communication Architecture and Protocols GCAP - Global Communication Architecture and Protocols WINE - Wireless Internet Networks WINE - Wireless Internet Networks LONG -Laboratories over Next Generation Networks LONG -Laboratories over Next Generation Networks IST Programme

Test and validate a first operational European IPv6 packet delivery service Test and validate a first operational European IPv6 packet delivery service Develop operational procedures for IPv6 networks and for IPv4 to IPv6 network interoperability and application migration Develop operational procedures for IPv6 networks and for IPv4 to IPv6 network interoperability and application migration Test access devices which allow seamless IPv4-IPv6 transition, differentiated services and VPN services Test access devices which allow seamless IPv4-IPv6 transition, differentiated services and VPN services Duration: 16 MonthsCosts: 4.3 MEuro 6INIT

Develop a multicast and multimedia transport service protocol for group communication in Java. Develop a multicast and multimedia transport service protocol for group communication in Java. Propose a design approach for rapid deployment on advanced networks of new communication and end- to-end protocols Propose a design approach for rapid deployment on advanced networks of new communication and end- to-end protocols Implement an Active Network-based support on top of IPv6 and carry experiments with different sets of QoS requirements Implement an Active Network-based support on top of IPv6 and carry experiments with different sets of QoS requirements Duration: 24 MonthsCosts: 3.5 MEuro GCAP

Research and develop on true, transparent Wireless Internet (IPv6/IPv4) connectivity Research and develop on true, transparent Wireless Internet (IPv6/IPv4) connectivity Optimise global end-to-end transmission Optimise global end-to-end transmission Build wireless and cellular IP-networks Build wireless and cellular IP-networks Develop an adaptation layer to make it possible to have transparent IP services over different air- interfaces Develop an adaptation layer to make it possible to have transparent IP services over different air- interfaces Duration: 24 MonthsCosts: 4.9 MEuro WINE

Port collaborative work applications to IPv6 making use of IPv6 multicast addresses in order to demonstrate efficiency of the solution Port collaborative work applications to IPv6 making use of IPv6 multicast addresses in order to demonstrate efficiency of the solution Provide an international testbed which will be used to test available IPv4 /IPv6 transition mechanism. Provide an international testbed which will be used to test available IPv4 /IPv6 transition mechanism. Duration: 24 MonthsCosts: 2.1 MEuro (Not yet contracted - under negotiations) (Not yet contracted - under negotiations) LONG

RN2 - End to end application experiments Support large scale experimentation with middleware and end-to-end applications... This experimentation calls for the involvement of real users in the context of problem-oriented test-beds In this context IPv6 is seen as a key enabler for future test-beds, applications and middleware running on them. …LONG, others expected as a result of the third call... Research Networks - WP2000

Evolution towards IPv6 is not a technical matter... Telcos and Industry are preparing strategies… expecting that new services and mobility will drive IPv6 deployment National and European initiatives are actively pushing the deployment Research and Education Networks may take the lead for first large scale deployments IPv6 constitutes a strategic goal for Europe! EC taking policy measures to mobilise actors... Conclusions

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