Transition getting to Yes

The IP transition challenge

UK Networks & Operators Forum

Christian de Larrinaga

cdel@firsthand.net

London 10th Jan 2006

It’s not the first time!

Getting to Yes takes technical leadership

Tell the truth ... Not Why ...When to deploy IPv6? o IP layer is special & IP layer now includes IPv6

Dealing with myths and objectionso 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 o Standards, Implementations, Infrastructure, vendors,

applications and users, Have a transition strategy

Understanding the RoI

Added value or Reduced costs? o Direct revenue or indirect?o Open or closed Revenue models?

Differentiating Brand & your valueso Best effort and differentiated services

Risk assessmentso Include not doing IPv6

Timing o v4 is not a cash cow!

How do we get to Yes?

Develop leadership for IPv6 transition in UK

UK Task Force (formed 2001)o Informal activity – no funding, no staff, no officeo BCS, 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.

o Steering 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

Activities Events

o Public lectures & briefings, Private briefingso Presentations, Conferences

Liaisono EU & Global IPv6 Task Forces, IPv6 Forum, IETF, RIPE NCCo Gov: DTI, MoD, EU, Cabinet Office, Prime Minister’s Pol Unito Industry organisations: LINX, Nominet, UKERNA, IntellectUK

Promotiono Janet, Nominet for .uk, IXP’s, Government, Industry

Surveys o IPv6 ISP Survey

o IPv6 Enterprise Survey

UK IPv6 User & Enterprise Survey

2004/5 Private invitation surveys through major UK IT

organisations in December 2004o 189 responses

o 83% use NAT

o 1% support v6

o 25% trade with Asian partners who are deploying IPv6

o 27% have considered transition

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

o Due to competition & market forces Drawbacks

o Overheads and complexity, Multi Homing Only 38% have IPv6 trained personnel 50% of hosts now support IPv6

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

o New UK Operators Survey for 2006 promote & co-ordinate key IPv6 leadership

communities o Operators and Networkso Key customer communities

• MoD IPv6 Focus Group is very important & must continue.

IPv6 is coming You’ve been warned!

http://www.uk.ipv6tf.org

Christian de Larrinaga cdel@firsthand.net