Etisalat IPv6

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Etisalat IPv6 Deployment Strategy By A. Moeen
Aqrabawi Se/Planning Converged Network
Etisalat aqrabawi_at_eim.ae ipv6_at_nic.ae
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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

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Introduction to IPv6 Deployment
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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

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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

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Emirates IPv4 Address Space Report / UAEnic (LIR)
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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.ipv6foru
  m.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 !? .

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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

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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.

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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

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IPv6 Deployment at Etisalat Network Backbone
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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
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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)

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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

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IPv6 Deployment at Etisalat Internet Exchange
(EMIX)
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Emirates Internet Exchange (EMIX)www.emix.ae

• EMIX established (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.

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EMIX Customers and Peering Links
Kuwait QualityNet
Peering Malaysia Exchange
Peering GLOBIX
Peering Hurricane Electric
Peering TimeWarner Telecom
Peering NACAMAR
Peering COLT
Peering Internet Solution
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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

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IPv6 Deployment at the Access Networks
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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)

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Internet Services (Access)

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

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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

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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 90012000 , SunTone and BS7799 certified
• Physical Security- Continuous video surveillance
  cameras motion detectors, Smart card or
  Biometric reader for customers

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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

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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.

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Current Etisalat IPv6 Deployment Status
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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.

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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.

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Etisalat IPv6 Network
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Etisalat IPv6 project tasks
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Etisalat IPv6 project tasks Cont.
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Etisalat IPv6 (Converged Network CN) Task Force
Chairman
Secretariat
Working Groups
IPv6 Steering Committee
Planning Group
Services
Backbone
Access
Lab
Security
OPS SYS SEC
OPS NW
PRG MGR
ENG QA OCS
ENG NMS
E/PLG
ENG
E/PLG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
E/PLG
NW
ENG
ENG
SEC
SYS
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Etisalat IPv6 Project Roadmap
Early Lab testing
Peering/Testing with IPv6 Over IPv4 Tunnels
Native IPv6 Peering ?
IPv6 Networks testing ?
IPv6 Application testing ?
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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

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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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• You