1. Transition getting to Yes The IP transition challenge UK Networks & Operators Forum Christian de Larrinaga cdel@firsthand.net London 10th Jan 2006

2. It’s not the first time!

3. Getting to Yes takes technical leadership  Tell the truth... Not Why...When to deploy IPv6? oIP layer is special & IP layer now includes IPv6  Dealing with myths and objections o v6 has failed, expensive, nobody asks for it, no applications, difficult to justify investment, v4 works, OK if vendors offer it. We don’t choose technology  Understanding what is real oStandards, Implementations, Infrastructure, vendors, applications and users,  Have a transition strategy

4. Understanding the RoI  Added value or Reduced costs? oDirect revenue or indirect? oOpen or closed Revenue models?  Differentiating Brand & your values oBest effort and differentiated services  Risk assessments oInclude not doing IPv6  Timing ov4 is not a cash cow!

5. How do we get to Yes?

6. Develop leadership for IPv6 transition in UK  UK Task Force (formed 2001) oInformal activity – no funding, no staff, no office oBCS, IntellectUK, The CMA, IEEE, UKERNA, JISC, LINX, Nominet UK, CBI, OII, ISOC UK, UKUUG, RIPE NCC, EU Commission, DTI, MoD, Cabinet Office, Number 10 Policy Unit, a number of businesses in and around Internet and telecommunications. oSteering team of enthusiasts Peter Kirstein (UCL), John King (BT), Charlie Lewis (426.com) Tim Chown (UoS), C. de Larrinaga (Voex & ISOC), Chris Edwards/Martin Dunmore UoLancaster

7. Activities  Events oPublic lectures & briefings, Private briefings oPresentations, Conferences  Liaison oEU & Global IPv6 Task Forces, IPv6 Forum, IETF, RIPE NCC oGov: DTI, MoD, EU, Cabinet Office, Prime Minister’s Pol Unit oIndustry organisations: LINX, Nominet, UKERNA, IntellectUK  Promotion oJanet, Nominet for.uk, IXP’s, Government, Industry  Surveys oIPv6 ISP Survey oIPv6 Enterprise Survey

8. UK IPv6 User & Enterprise Survey 2004/5  Private invitation surveys through major UK IT organisations in December 2004 o189 responses o83% use NAT o1% support v6 o25% trade with Asian partners who are deploying IPv6 o27% have considered transition

9. ISP Survey for LINX  26 ISP’s responded  71% considered migrating to add value  Want greater impetus to move ISP’s to IPv6  IPv6 seen as inevitable oDue to competition & market forces  Drawbacks oOverheads and complexity, Multi Homing  Only 38% have IPv6 trained personnel  50% of hosts now support IPv6

10. Next Steps  Need resources to promote IPv6  UK networks to offer IPv6 to customers  Establish an IPv6 related event in UK  Improve information & awareness for IPv6 oNew UK Operators Survey for 2006  promote & co-ordinate key IPv6 leadership communities oOperators and Networks oKey customer communities MoD IPv6 Focus Group is very important & must continue.

11. IPv6 is coming You’ve been warned! http://www.uk.ipv6tf.org Christian de Larrinaga cdel@firsthand.net