Verizon IPv6 Transition Daniel O. Awduche, MBA, PhD. IP Network Architecture and Design
Outline Infrastructure Readiness Verizon IPv6 Professional Services
Verizon has made a firm commitment to evolve its global IP infrastructures to support IPv6 while continuing to expand and sustain IPv4 services 1998 2009: Phased adaptation to control rollout risks and costs. 2009 Present: Accelerated IPv6 Transition Momentum driven by IPv4 address depletion New network capital investments must incorporate IPv6 functionality.
Taxonomy of Verizon Commercial IP Networks Verizon IP Networks Wireline Public IP Wireline Private IP Wireless IP Legacy UUNET (Global footprint) AS701, AS702, AS703, AS14551 Global Enterprise Internet Dedicated Access Legacy Verizon (US Footprint) AS19262 Residential FIOS and DSL services PIP (Global footprint) Global Enterprise MPLS VPNS Wireline Commercial IP Networks vbns+ (US footprint) US Government MPLS VPNS VZW IP backbone (US footprint) Wireless IP Services Wireless IP Network
Verizon Global Public IP Overview Global facilities-based vertically integrated IP network infrastructure One of the most expansive global Internet backbone networks AS701/ AS19262 AS14551 AS702 AS703 Spectrum of IP communications services for business and consumer markets IPv6 Service Strategy for Global Public IP Initial i Service Goal lis to achieve IPv6 6feature parity with existing i IPv4 4Internet Services. Longer term goal is to offer value added Machine-to-Machine IPv6 services
Verizon Global Private IP (PIP) Overview Verizon owned and operated global private infrastructure Carrier-class global MPLSbased IP VPN service Feature-rich, with QoS, multicast, and a wide of range access speeds and methods
IPv6 Evolution at Verizon 1998 Experimental VBNS IPv6 Service 2002 MAE Internet Exchange IPv6 Peering Service 2004 Public IPv6 Internet Service Experimental Phase Overlay model with GRE Tunnels 2006: Production IPv6 VPN Service for Government Customers Domestic US Dual-Stack VPN service on VBNS+ using 6VPE 2007 Dual-stack Public IPv6 Internet Dedicated Service Domestic US Public dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 service on AS701 using 6PE 2010 Launched Verizon IPv6 Professional Services 2010 Launched Verizon Wireless LTE with full IPv6 capability 2011 Dual stack edge and core on Verizon s global public IP network Native IPv6 and IPv4 end-to-end on Verizon Global Public IP (US, Europe, Asia) 2011 Dual stack VPN service on Verizon global PIP network Using 6VPE
Verizon Public IPv6 Architecture Evolution 2004 2007: Experimental Phase: GRE Overlay Model CE IPv4 V4 IPv6 IPv4 IPv6 over IPv4 GRE Tunnels IPv4 MPLS IPv4 V4 IPv6 MP-BGP Labeled IPv6 routers Route Reflector Route Reflector 2007 2010: Initial Production Model: 6PE: Dual Stack and IPv4 MPLS 6PE Implementation Based on RFC 4798 CE (Dual-stack) V4/v6E dge IPv4 IPv4 MPLS IPv4 V4/v6 2011: Final Production Model: Dual Stack Public IP and CE (Dual-stack) V4/v6 (Dual-stack) IPv4 / IPv6 MPLS (Dual-stack) V4/v6
VZ Public IPv6 Access Options Public IPv6 (Internet) Access Options for Enterprise and Government Customers Flexible options for Enterprise and Government customer IPv6 access 1. Dual-stack IPv4 / IPv6 Direct Access 2. IPv6 only Direct Access 3. IPv4 only Direct Access 4. Indirect IPv6 access using GRE Tunnels This option will only be supported on public IP) 1) Dual Stack IPv4/IPv6 Direct Access 2) IPv6 Only Direct Access CPE CPE Dual Stack IPv4/IPv6 Traffic IPv6 Traffic Dual Stack Dual Stack Dual 3) IPv4 Only CPE Stack Direct Access IPv4 Traffic 4) Indirect Access using GRE tunnels Cust IPv6 Device CPE IPv6 over IPv4 GRE Tunnel IPv4 Traffic Dual Stack
Private IP and VBNS+ IPv6 Architecture MP-BGP VPN IPv4 & IPv6 routes Route Reflector Route Reflector PIP / VBNS+: Dual stack IPv4 MPLS P P IPv4 MPLS P CE PE PE CE BGP MPLS VPN Service Native IPv4 and IPv6 Traffic (Dual-stack) P 6VPE Implementation Based on RFC 4659
Verizon IPv6 Professional Services Verizon IPv6 Transition Professional Services was Launched in 2010 Verizon experts can assess, design, and implement an IPv6 migration plan for large business and government customers These services are intended to meet an organization s specific business and infrastructure t requirements Basic IPv6 Professional Services Include: IPv6 Impact Assessment and Gap Analysis IPv6 Transition Planning IPv6 Implementation A smooth transition to IPv6 requires clearly set expectations, sound planning, and execution. 11
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