Etisalat IPv6 Deployment Strategy Arab Regional Workshop on IP STRATEGIES AND IDN ISSUES

1. Etisalat IPv6 Deployment Strategy Arab Regional Workshop on IP STRATEGIES AND IDN ISSUES Damascus – Syria 16-18,May 2006 By A. Moeen Aqrabawi Senior Engineer Planning Converged Network – Etisalat aqrabawi@eim.aeipv6@nic.ae

2. Agenda • Introduction to IPv6 deployment and strategies • IPv6 Deployment at the Etisalat Backbone Network • IPv6 Deployment at the Etisalat Internet Exchanges • IPv6 Deployment at the Etisalat Access Networks • Current Etisalat IPv6 Deployment Status & Experience

3. Introduction to IPv6 Deployment

4. Motivation to Adopt IPv6 • Larger address space for global reachability and scalability • Simplified header for routing efficiency and performance • Efficient support for routing and route aggregation • Server-less auto-configuration, easier renumbering, multi-homing, and improved plug and play support • Security with mandatory IP Security (IPSec) support for all IPv6 devices • Improved support for Mobile IP and mobile computing devices • Enhanced multicast support with increased addresses and efficient mechanisms

5. IPv4 Address Space Report Regional Internet Registry RIRs http://bgp.potaroo.net/ipv4/ IPv4 Address Space Exhaustion Predictors Complete Exhaustion of all available IPv4 Address Space Report Showed on 2004 : July 2040 Report Showed on 2006 : May 2027 Exhaustion of the IPv4 Unallocated Address Pool Report Showed on 2004 : October 2018 Report showed on 2006:Sep 2011

6. Emirates IPv4 Address Space Report / UAEnic (LIR)

7. Before Deploying IPv6 • Before beginning to plan to deploy IPv6, you should familiarize yourself with IPv6 , Most of the definition of IPv6 is under the control of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) refer to http://www.ietf.org • What the others are doing !?, The IPv6 Forum was created in 1999 to promote and advocate the IPv6 protocols and their deployment http://www.ipv6forum.com • You need to know some IPv6 basics like: • IPv6 address types and formats • ICMPv6, neighbor discovery, security, and mobility • IPv6 routing protocol OSPFv3, BGP4+,IS-IS, RIPng, EIGRPv6 • IPv6 integration and coexistence strategies ,vendors support • IPv6 host configuration (Solaris, Microsoft, and FreeBSD) • What to test in IPv6 and How !? • How to connect to the IPv6 Internet • You need to answer questions like Why (Motivation) !?, What is your strategy, Scope, Plan, Budget and timeline !?, and how you are going to deploy !? .

8. How to Plan Deploying IPv6 ? Service Providers • ISPs should plan IPv6 deployment in three phases: • Providing an IPv6 service at the customer access level • Running IPv6 within the core infrastructure itself • Interconnecting with other IPv6 service providers Enterprises • Two key ways of evaluating and assessing IPv6 products and services are: • Set up an IPv6 domain and connect to an existing network • Set up two or more IPv6 domains and interconnect them over your existing IPv4 infrastructures

9. Pre-Deployment Tasks • Before deploying IPv6, • Get and Plan your IPv6 address space, (service provider) you need to register for an IPv6 address contact RIRs LIRs , (enterprise) request an IPv6 prefix from your service provider • Set up your DNS, • Select IPv6 Network management tools, • And select required routing protocols.

10. Deployment Strategies A wide range of techniques have been identified and implemented worldwide, basically falling into the following categories: • (1) dual-stack techniques, to allow IPv4 and IPv6 to co-exist in the same devices and networks • (2) tunneling techniques, to avoid dependencies when upgrading hosts, routers, or regions • (3) translation techniques, to allow IPv6-only devices to communicate with IPv4-only devices • (4) Dedicated Data Links, new IPv6 sites or migrating existing sites. All of these are used in combination

11. IPv6 Deployment at Etisalat Network Backbone

12. Etisalat Network Internet Providers International Customers Internet Exchange AUH Data Access PoPs Internet Exchange Dubai MPLS Multi Services Transport Core Network Metro NGN Data Centres Dubai Voice Access sites Data Centres Abu Dhabi Video Access Sites

13. Etisalat Core Network IPv6 over MPLS IPv6 over MPLS backbones enables isolated IPv6 domains to communicate with each other over an MPLS IPv4 core network. (Etisalat MSC is a transparent Core network)

14. IPv6 Deployment in MPLS Multi-Services Network Backbone plans • IPv6 Fixed-Mobile Convergence Services (FMC) support • Mobile IPv6 clients and seamless handover support • IP multimedia subsystem (IMS-IPv6) support • IPv6 VPN services • IPv6 integration with MPLS/GMPLS • IPv6 over MPLS • MPLS based IPv6 tunneling

15. IPv6 Deployment at Etisalat Internet Exchange (EMIX)

16. Emirates Internet Exchange (EMIX)www.emix.ae • EMIXestablished (1998) , it is the first Network Access Point (NAP), in the GCC, Middle East and one of the first NAPs in the African and Asian regions, built on multiples of STM-1/STM-4 Fiber Optic Cables. • 40 STM-1/4 links (6200 Mbps) Total Bandwidth • From three cable providers in the region Flag and SMW-3 and SMW-4. • Distributed between eastern side and western side of the world.

17. EMIX Customers and Peering Links Peering Abovenet Sudan Sudatel Somalia Peering AKAMAI Kuwait GulfNet Pakistan cybernet Jordan Telecom Peering Singtel Exchange Emirates Internet Exchange UAE Node - DXB Peering Hong Kong Peering NY Internet Exchange 200 Mbps Peering Taiwan Exchange Peering India Peering Thorn Peering Hinet Peering DACOM Peering HOPONE-DCA Peering KUIX Peering NYI Peering Japan Peering Bahrain Peering Qatar Peering Net Access Peering Demon Peering Primus Canada Peering DSL Peering Net2Phone Peering Finnet Peering ISPrime Peering KDD Peering Japan Peering stealth Peering TTSG Peering IIJ Peering BBC Peering PEER1 Peering BigPipe Peering Blue Stream Peering GT group Peering Easynet Peering Sunrise UAE eCompany Zanzibar Zantel Zanzinet Oman OmanTel UAE DIC Iran Kish Trading Kuwait QualityNet Peering GLOBIX Peering Malaysia Exchange Peering Hurricane Electric Peering TimeWarner Telecom Peering NACAMAR Peering COLT Peering Internet Solution

18. IPv6 Deployment plans - EMIX • Run BGP4+ Routing protocol • Peering with IPv6 International Providers • Dedicated (Native) IPv6 links • IPv6 over IPv4 tunnels with peers • Peering with EMIX customers • Dedicated (Native) IPv6 Links • IPv6 over IPv4 tunnels • Providing IPv6 Connectivity

19. IPv6 Deployment at the Access Networks

20. Etisalat Provides (Access) • Telephony and Voice • GSM, WAP, GPRS, and 3G • ISDN • Leased Circuits • Public ATM • Frame Relay • Fax Plus/Fax On Demand • Video Conferencing • Short/Multimedia Messaging Service (SMS/MMS)

21. Internet Services (Access) • Dial-up • ISDN • ADSL • Cable Modem • Wireless Internet Access (IWAN) • Internet Leased Line • Internet over ATM • WLAN Hot Spots

22. Etisalat Data Centers (Access) Hosting • Shared Web Hosting • Virtual e-mail • Co-location • Managed hosting services • E-Storage E-commerce & E-Security Services • Digital certification - Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) • E-Payment & e-Shopping • Managed security Services

23. Etisalat Data Centers - Continue • Multiple Sites in both Dubai & Abu Dhabi • Space in excess of 6300 sq meter • Dual Power Sources, 900kva • Internet access 10/100 M, GE • Secure Access (Firewall, Load balancers, Global LB) • SAN, 96 terabyte • ISO 9001:2000 , SunTone and BS7799 certified • Physical Security- Continuous video surveillance cameras & motion detectors, Smart card or Biometric reader for customers

24. Etisalat IPv6 at the Access plans • IPv6 at the Data Access PoPs • IPv6-over-IPv4 • Dynamic Tunnels • Tunnel Brokers • Dedicated IPv6 links • DHCPv6 • IPv6 at the Voice Access • SIPv6, Mass Mobile services and applications • IPv6 Soft Switches • IPv6 Mobile/GSM/IMS and voice clients • IPv6 at the Video Access • IPv6 for Live streaming • IPv6 for VoD

25. Etisalat IPv6 at the Data Centers Working on two areas: 1. Testing the Internet infrastructure systems and applications support to IPv6 2. Provide options for hosted customers services (Co-location) Internet Infrastructure Systems/Applications • DNS • WEB • PROXY • MAIL • Databases • NTP • NAS/SAN , NFS,FTP and backup applications • Gaming and Streaming NMS and IPv6 monitoring and traffic reporting tools (IPv6 Security), State full IPv6 firewalls and Internet Security Systems, IPSec and ISAKMP.

26. Current Etisalat IPv6 Deployment Status

27. Etisalat IPv6 Project Objectives • Build scalable nation-wide IPv6 native test network. • Ensure IPv6 standards compliance for Etisalat current and future systems. • Establish test environment to evaluate the compliance of hardware and software with IPv6 standards • Work towards exposure of the IPv6 standards within Universities, Colleges and Research Centers in UAE.

28. Contract Clause for all new tenders to confirm IPv6 compliance. Added in year 2001 • All the supplied systems (hardware/Software) wherever IP connectivity is required should support IPv6 and IPv4 (simultaneously if required) with latest standards of IETF, ITU, ANSI and other governing Communication standards. • If the system is not compliant to the above, the supplier should indicate the roadmap to implement IPv6 and clearly state when the system would be compliant to IPv6. The upgrade should be free of cost. • Further the vendor should confirm that the product would be kept abreast with the IPv6 development. Note:- For existing systems Concerned sections should obtain the “Statement of Direction towards IPv6” from the Vendors who supplied those systems.

29. Etisalat IPv6 Network

30. Etisalat IPv6 project tasks

31. Etisalat IPv6 project tasks –Cont.

32. Etisalat IPv6 (Converged Network CN) Task Force Chairman Secretariat IPv6 Steering Committee Working Groups Planning Group Backbone Access Services Security Lab OPS NW OPS SYS SEC PRG MGR ENG NMS ENG QA OCS E/PLG ENG ENG E/PLG ENG ENG ENG ENG E/PLG NW ENG ENG SEC SYS

33. 2007 2006 2003 2001 2008 2002 2004 2005 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q3 Q3 Q3 Q3 Q3 Q3 Q3 Q3 Q4 Q4 Q4 Q4 Q4 Q4 Q4 Q4 Etisalat IPv6 Project Roadmap Early Lab testing Peering/Testing with IPv6 Over IPv4 Tunnels Native IPv6 Peering  IPv6 Networks testing  IPv6 Application testing 

34. Next Steps • Connectivity with research centers within UAE (Native and Tunneling) • Focus on IPV6 applications • Continuous awareness • Establish native IPv6 connectivity with GCC/ EMIX Customers and providers

35. Etisalat IPv6 Contribution • First in the region to test the IPv6 with 6Bone 2001 • Sponsored First Gulf IPv6 summit in 2001in Dubai • First in the region to obtain IPv6 Global Address Space • First to present/showcase IPv6 in the RIPE NCC regional meetings in 2003 • First to present IPv6 in the regional symposium on eGoverment • First to present the IPv6 in the ITU/BDT Arab regional meetings • The first IPv6 task force in the UAE • The first company in the region to have Internal IPv6 Forums • Second regional IPv6 summit 2005 in Abu Dhabi • Etisalat awarded network pioneer for its initiatives on IPv6 in the middle east by network middle east magazine June,14 2005 • Etisalat Participated in more than 100 IPv6 events since 2001

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