Transition getting to Yes

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Transition getting to Yes

• The IP transition challenge
• UK Networks Operators Forum
• Christian de Larrinaga
• cdel_at_firsthand.net

London 10th Jan 2006
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Its not the first time!
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Getting to Yes takes technical leadership

• Tell the truth ... Not Why ...When to deploy
  IPv6?
• IP layer is special IP layer now includes IPv6
• Dealing with myths and objections
• v6 has failed, expensive, nobody asks for it, no
  applications, difficult to justify investment, v4
  works, OK if vendors offer it. We dont choose
  technology
• Understanding what is real
• Standards, Implementations, Infrastructure,
  vendors, applications and users,
• Have a transition strategy

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Understanding the RoI

• Added value or Reduced costs?
• Direct revenue or indirect?
• Open or closed Revenue models?
• Differentiating Brand your values
• Best effort and differentiated services
• Risk assessments
• Include not doing IPv6
• Timing
• v4 is not a cash cow!

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How do we get to Yes?
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Develop leadership for IPv6 transition in UK

• UK Task Force (formed 2001)
• Informal activity no funding, no staff, no
  office
• 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.
• 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

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Activities

• Events
• Public lectures briefings, Private briefings
• Presentations, Conferences
• Liaison
• EU Global IPv6 Task Forces, IPv6 Forum, IETF,
  RIPE NCC
• Gov DTI, MoD, EU, Cabinet Office, Prime
  Ministers Pol Unit
• Industry organisations LINX, Nominet, UKERNA,
  IntellectUK
• Promotion
• Janet, Nominet for .uk, IXPs, Government,
  Industry
• Surveys
• IPv6 ISP Survey
• IPv6 Enterprise Survey

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UK IPv6 User Enterprise Survey 2004/5

• Private invitation surveys through major UK IT
  organisations in December 2004
• 189 responses
• 83 use NAT
• 1 support v6
• 25 trade with Asian partners who are deploying
  IPv6
• 27 have considered transition

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ISP Survey for LINX

• 26 ISPs responded
• 71 considered migrating to add value
• Want greater impetus to move ISPs to IPv6
• IPv6 seen as inevitable
• Due to competition market forces
• Drawbacks
• Overheads and complexity, Multi Homing
• Only 38 have IPv6 trained personnel
• 50 of hosts now support IPv6

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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
• New UK Operators Survey for 2006
• promote co-ordinate key IPv6 leadership
  communities
• Operators and Networks
• Key customer communities
• MoD IPv6 Focus Group is very important must
  continue.

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IPv6 is coming Youve been warned!
http//www.uk.ipv6tf.org Christian de Larrinaga
cdel_at_firsthand.net