1. IPv6 Deployment: Opportunities and Challenges
Lao Expo 2016
14 Dec 2016

2. Outline Global and Regional IPv6 adoption IPv6 Deployment in Laos
IPv6 Trends, Challenges and Opportunities 
IPv6 Deployment Use Cases 
Training and Capacity Building Efforts

3. So what is IPv6? Two different Internets NOT interoperable
There’s a need to upgrade / migrate / transition to IPv6
IPv6 is the new protocol standard that solves the IPv4 address limitation

4. IPv4 vs IPv6
There are more IPv6 addresses than IPv4
IPv4 = 232 or 4.3B
IPv6: 2128 or 3.4x108
IPv4 and IPv6 are represented differently
IPv4 =
IPv6 = 2001:DB8::ABCD

5. IPv6 Adoption Status by Google
IPv6 is already being deployed
around the world
Native IPv6 adoption : 12.24%

6. IPv6 Deployment Worldwide
IPv6 Preferred : 8.48
IPv6 Capable: 6.98
(as at 10 Dec 2016)
~40% increase since start of 2016

7. IPv6 Deployment in the Region

8. IPv6 Deployment in the Region
IPv6 Preferred: 2.65
IPv6 Capable: 2.48
(as at 10 Dec 2016)
Average in the sub-region is lower than worldwide adoption

9. IPv6 Capability (South east Asia)

10. IPv6 Deployment in the Region

11. IPv6 Deployment in Malaysia
Highest in the Southeast Asia sub-region
IPv6 Preferred : 14.8
IPv6 Capable: 13.44
(as at 10 Dec 2016)

12. IPv6 Deployment in Vietnam
Huge increase only within the year 2016
IPv6 Preferred : 14.8
IPv6 Capable: 13.44
(as at 10 Dec 2016)

13. All about Laos 6,970,272 people 996,748 users 14% penetration 19 ASes
GDP
IPv4
12 in BGP
71,168
addresses
0.01
per head
94%
visible
IPv6
2 in BGP
30,064
M addresses
4,313
per head 0%
visible
capability

14. Have you adopted IPv6?
9 IPv6 delegations for LA

15. IPv6 Deployment in Laos

16. How to Deploy IPv6? IPv6-only IPv4 and IPv6 Translation
Access to IPv6 only; IPv4 network is unreachable
Provides access to both IPv4 and IPv6 networks
IPv6 internal, use translation mechanism to access IPv4 (or vice versa)
Typical deployment are for research purposes
Typically implemented in ISP backbone
Mobile networks run IPv6, use SP-NAT to access IPv4
Native IPv6
Dual-stack
NAT64, 464XLAT, etc..

17. IPv4 only Network
IPv4 Internet
IPv4 host
IPv4+IPv6 host
Subscriber Network
IPv4-only SP Network
Internet
IPv4
Customer
Router
IPv6 host
IPv6 Internet
IPv6
Network grows as long as IPv4 addresses are available

18. Dual-Stack Network IPv6 available to customers
IPv4 Internet
IPv4 host
IPv4+IPv6 host
Subscriber Network
Dual-Stack SP Network
Internet
IPv4
Customer
Router
IPv6 host
IPv6 Internet
IPv6
IPv6 available to customers
Network grows as long as IPv4 is available

19. Dual-Stack with SP NAT IPv6 available all the way to customer
IPv4 Internet
IPv4 host
IPv4+IPv6 host
Subscriber Network
Dual-Stack SP Network using RFC1918 addresses
Internet
IPv4
Customer
Router
IPv6 host
IPv6 Internet
IPv6
SP NAT
Sharing IPv4 address(es)
IPv6 available all the way to customer
SP NAT translates IPv6 traffic to access IPv4

20. IPv6 only Network IPv6 Internet IPv6 host IPv4+IPv6 host
Subscriber Network
IPv4-only SP Network
IPv4
Customer
Router
IPv4 host
IPv4 Internet

21. Challenges to IPv6 Extra technology cost Content availability
equipment purchase and upgrades with IPv6 support
Content availability
IPv6 performance and security concerns

22. IPv6 Performance Enough data accumulated to analyze IPv6 performance
APNIC R&D, Geoff Huston’s recent study
APRICOT 2016 (Feb, 2016)
Is IPv6 as “robust” as IPv4?
Measurement: do all TCP connection attempt succeed?
Connection failure = Un-matching incoming SYN and ACK
IPv4 connection failure sits at 0.2%
IPv6 connection failure sits at 1.8%
Came down largely since 2012 (around 5%)
Still some space to improve

23. IPv6 Performance Enough data accumulated to analyze IPv6 performance
APNIC R&D, Geoff Huston’s recent study
APRICOT 2016 (Feb, 2016)
Is IPv6 as “fast” as IPv4? (use of IPv6 unicast)
Chronological comparison of RTT since 2012
RTT measurements from the SYN-ACK exchange
IPv6 as fast as IPv4
IPv6 is faster about half of the time

24. Mobility in today’s Internet
- Geoff Huston
Mobile
Mobiles are now
48% of all visible devices
Desktop
Mobile access services represent
75% of all Access Provider revenue
Tablet
Console

25. IPv6 in mobile networks Mobile devices and IPv6 Alcatel Lucent
Android supports 464XLAT transition technology
Apple iOS 9 supports IPv6 only network services (Aug 2015)
All apps submitted to the App Store must support IPv6 starting in early 2016
Alcatel Lucent
‘Introducing IPv6 into mobile network reduces the CG-NAT bandwidth required by the mobile operator resulting in reduced CAPEX’
Whitepaper published in April 2015
464XLAT in mobile networks: IPv6 migration strategies for mobile networks

26. IPv6 in mobile networks Verizon Wireless (USA) T-Mobile USA (USA)
Deployed dual stack transition technology in 2011
T-Mobile USA (USA)
Deployed IPv6 transition technology (464XLAT) in Oct 2012
Telstra Australia (Australia)
Testing IPv6 transition technology (464XLAT) since 2011
Final stage of testing 464XLAT
Started in Aug/Sept 2016
SK Telecom (Korea)
Deployed IPv6 transition technology (464XLAT) in July 2014
Why did SKT adopt IPv6 in their mobile networks?
CAPEX for Network Address Translator (NAT) equipment
Difficult to operate duplicated networks
Korean government’s encouragement
FPT (Vietnam)
Begin IPv6 trial for 200,000 customers in 2012
Started transition in 2016 with aim of providing IPv6 to 500,000 by year-end
Complete roll-out of IPv6 connectivity to all customers planned for 2017

27. T-Mobile USA 74.47% (Dec 2016) 48.99% (May 2016)
Oct 2012, 464XLAT deployed

28. FPT Telecom (VN) 21.38 % (Dec 2016)

29. Observations IPv6 end-user readiness is increasing across region
Varies among region, economies, networks.
Key market players taking lead on IPv6 continues to have sizable impact on economy wide IPv6 readiness.
Once IPv6 is enabled in a network, end user readiness tends to grow rapidly.
Initial roll-out followed by expansion to smaller market and regional ISPs as well as content, cloud, cable TV, and other service providers.

30. IAB Statement on IPv6 Networking standards need to fully support IPv6

31. APNIC-ITU Capacity Building Efforts
“IPv6 Transition Strategies and Technologies” Workshop Vientiane, Laos - August 2014
“IPv6 Infrastructure Workshop”
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – July 2016

32. APNIC IPv6 Capacity Building in the Region
Apart from this partnership, APNIC has also conducted a number of outreach programs.
IPv6 workshop in May 2014
Member Development in Jun 2014 – this is to coordinate more and meet member needs
APNIC Regional Meeting