1. 4th Jan, 2001Data Networks Circle Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited BSNL & IPv6 Global IPv6 Summit Bangalore Jan 3-5, 2001 hsgupta@vsnl.com

2. 4th Jan, 2001Data Networks Circle Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Agenda BSNL Activities Internet Setup Plans IPv6 in BSNL

3. 4th Jan, 2001Data Networks Circle Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited BSNL Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Existence from 1st Oct, 2000 Earlier, it was a govt. department. (DOT/DTS/DTO)

4. 4th Jan, 2001Data Networks Circle Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Activities Provides voice and non-voice telecom services throughout the country. Main Services –PSTN –ISDN –X.25 & Frame Relay (Inet) –Point to Point Leased lines

5. 4th Jan, 2001Data Networks Circle Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Internet Setup National ISP Commissioned National Internet Backbone (NIB) Phase-I (45 A & B Type Nodes) Number of POPs more than 400 Services Offered –PSTN & ISDN Dialup (National Roaming) –Dedicated leased lines

6. 4th Jan, 2001Data Networks Circle Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Internet Setup (continued) 6 Gateways (New Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai, Bangalore and Pune). Domain “sancharnet.in”.

7. 4th Jan, 2001Data Networks Circle Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Plans Immediate –POPs at all the district headquarters –Internet dhabas at all the block headquarters National Internet Backbone Phase-II. Direct International Gateway

8. 4th Jan, 2001Data Networks Circle Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited IPv6 in BSNL Some of the Drivers for IPv6 –59 class A addresses required if all the present Indian population is given an IP address each. –Tight address assignment for customer use (RIRs 2nd Opinion etc.) –Mobile Applications, Home Devices etc. –Multi-homing creates complex scenarios in IPv4(Growth of Internet Routing Tables)

9. 4th Jan, 2001Data Networks Circle Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited IPv6 in BSNL(continued) Benefits –Expanded Address space –Ease of renumbering –Simplicity –Security –Manageability

10. 4th Jan, 2001Data Networks Circle Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited IPv6 in BSNL (continued) Objectives –Connecting to 6Bone to gain experience –To accumulate know-how on operation –Closely watch the developments related to transition issues –Continuos update with current IPv6 development –Acquire sub-TLA from APNIC –Increase BGP connection with sub -TLAs

11. 4th Jan, 2001Data Networks Circle Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited THANK YOU