IPv6 adoption is growing steadily worldwide and in South Asia since 2017 according to statistics from APNIC and Google. In South Asia, India has the highest IPv6 preference rate at 78.32% while Bangladesh has a low rate of 1.91%. APNIC provides various supports for IPv6 deployment including technical training, technical assistance, IPv6 address allocation, and potential financial grants. Networks are encouraged to deploy IPv6 to avoid future issues as IPv4 addresses run out and networks increase in complexity.

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IPv6 Deployment
in South Asia 2022
Chimi Dorji
BDNOG, 9-12 Dec, 2022

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Overview
• IPv4 Status
• Why not IPv6.
• IPv6 in the region
• IPv6 in Bangladesh
• APNIC supports on IPv6 deployment
• [Date[
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IPv4 Status
Source: https://www.apnic.net/manage-ip/ipv4-exhaustion/#globalipv4-run-out

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WHY NOT DEPLOY IPV6?

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IPv6 Deployment
• Cost
– IPv4 Address space ~US$40-50 Per IP
• US$12,800 /24
– Hardware
• CGNAT is not free
• The world is changing
– 3 x increase/5 years
– Hyperscale's are catching up
– CDN Providers are ready for your IPv6 Packets

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IPv6 ADOPTION-WORLD
• 30% to 40% increase during COVID times (2020 Jan – 2022 June)
• Steady linear growth since 2017
Source: https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html#tab=ipv6-adoption

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APNIC’s IPv6 Measurements
• Uses scripted online advertisement (eg Google Ads)
– Over 12M measurements/day!!
• The ad-script fetches three URLs
– IPv6 only URL, Dual-stack URL, IPv4 only URL
• If the device can fetch:
– IPv6 URLs (native/dual-stack) over IPv6, deemed IPv6
capable
– dual-stack URL over IPv6, deemed to prefer IPv6

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Source : www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html
• 30% to 40% increase during COVID times (2020 Jan – 2022 June)
• Steady linear growth since 2017
IPv6 end user Readiness; Google stats

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APNIC stats
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/
• 24% to 30% increase during
2020 Jan – 2022 June
• Still shows steady linear growth
since 2017
• Difference of measurement
matrices

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Statistics IPv6 – World
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/

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Statistics IPv6 – South Asia
• 63.88% Preferred
– 2 of 8 Economies over 40%
– 4 of 8 Economies over 10%
– Good Growth in some regions
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/XT?o=cXDw30x1r1

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Statistics IPv6 – South Asia
• 63.88% Preferred
– 2 of 8 Economies over 40%
– 4 of 8 Economies over 10%
– Growth in some regions
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/XT?o=cXDw30x1r1
CCf Country IPv6 Pref 2022 IPv6 Pref 2020 Diff
IN India, Southern Asia, Asia 78.32% 63.07% 15.25%
LK Sri Lanka, Southern Asia, Asia 51.42% 25.10% 23.32%
NP Nepal, Southern Asia, Asia 33.01% 28.60% 4.41%
BT Bhutan, Southern Asia, Asia 18.03% 6.72% 11.31%
PK Pakistan, Southern Asia, Asia 3.70% 0.03% 3.67%
BD Bangladesh, Southern Asia, Asia 1.91% 0.03% 1.88%
MV Maldives, Southern Asia, Asia 0.09% 3.51% -3.42%
AF Afghanistan, Southern Asia, Asia 0.06% 0.11% -0.05%

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Statistics IPv6 vs IPv4 – Bangladesh
• Source: https://rex.apnic.net/as-interconnections?economy=BD&allocationType=ipv4,ipv6

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Statistics IPv6 –Bangladesh
– 1.91% preferred – 1189 ASN
– A Few Networks are starting to deploy
• 4 Networks ABOVE 10%
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/BD

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Statistics IPv6 – Bangladesh
https://stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/BD
AS134595-Velocity AS139026- Shadhinota Net
AS133954- Exord Online Ltd AS133168-Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

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IPv6 Deployment
• Stop saying “I’ll do it tomorrow”
– We have been saying that for 25 years
• Networks are not going to get simpler
• Need practical help?
– Training: https://academy.apnic.net/
– TA: https://academy.apnic.net/en/technical-assistance

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HOW CAN APNIC HELP?

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Getting IPv6 addresses from APNIC is easy
• If you are an APNIC member and have IPv4 addresses,
you can login to MyAPNIC and just “One Click” to
automatically receive your IPv6 addresses.
– If you have IPv4 allocation, you will receive a /32 IPv6 allocation
– If you have IPv4 assignment, you will receive a /48 IPv6 assignment
• If you are not an APNIC member, you can submit a
membership and resource application via APNIC website
– https://www.apnic.net/get-ip/get-ip-addresses-asn/

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Technical and financial supports
• APNIC is ready to provide technical training and technical
assistance for IPv6 deployment.
– https://academy.apnic.net/
– Training at local NOGS, Like the one you just had.
• APNIC Foundation and the Information Society Innovation Fund
(ISIF Asia) can provide financial support.
– https://apnic.foundation/
– https://isif.asia/
– https://isif.asia/infrastructure-ipv6/ (The IPv6 Deployment Grants)
• More IPv6 information on APNIC website
– https://www.apnic.net/community/ipv6/

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THANKS