We are entering a world of dual internet protocol. IPv4 and IPv6 will coexist and collaborate for a number of years, but don’t let this fact distract you from your move to IPv6. Learn why you should upgrade to IPv6 with this slideshare presentation.

1. 5 Reasons You Should
Upgrade to IPv6
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2. Let’s face it.
Implementing IPv6 is a potentially messy
undertaking.
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Given the complexity of
migration, currently only
a small fraction of the
Internet supports IPv6
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Migration Migration

5. Design Testing
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How Small?
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6. As of June 6, 2012
3% of domain names
12% of networks
Supports IPv6

7. As of June 6, 2012
So there’s 3% of domain names
no big rush to be
IPv6 ready12% of networks
right?
Supports IPv6

8. Unfortunately,
this doesn’t mean
you can relax.
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9. Here’s Why.
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10. 1
THE POOL IS
DRYING UP
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11. Unallocated IP address
pools are being exhausted

12. APNIC and RIPE exhausted their IP
address pools on April 19, 2011 and
September 14, 2012 respectively

13. ARIN is next.
AUGUST 31, 2013 JUNE 1, 2015 OCTOBER 9, 2019

14. Now, it’s harder than
ever to access the
remaining IPv4
resources.
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15. RIRs are allocating
smaller blocks under
stricter requirements.
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16. 2 LIMITED ROOM
FOR GROWTH
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17. As of 2011, there are 10,300,000,000
networked connections in the world.

18. As of 2011, there are 10,300,000,000
networked connections in the world.
But there are only
4,294,967,296 IPv4 addresses

19. For those not planning to upgrade,
IP address management will
become increasingly crucial to
your daily operations.
To continue your growth, you need
to carefully plan how you use your
existing resources.
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20. Worse case scenario, you may
find yourself turning down new
subscribers because you don’t
have room to expand.
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21. Single IPv4
Address
To combat this, some operators are using
Network Address Translation (NAT) to
allow subscribers to share public IP
addresses…

22. Single IPv4
Single IPv4 Address
Address
….but that brings another set of problems.

23. 3 INCREASED
NETWORK
COMPLEXITY
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24. While NAT helps you stretch your
resources, it does not provide a high level of
security and increases the complexity of
your network.

25. You will have to deal with address
substitutions when troubleshooting.
NAT may also complicate law
enforcement reporting.

26. While useful in the short run,
NAT really shouldn’t be
considered an alternative to IPv6.
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27. IPv6 reduces complexity, provides end-
to-end address visibility and allows
you to start numbering from scratch
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28. 4 UNHAPPY
SUBSCRIBERS
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29. Over time, subscriber services
such as virtual private networks
will cease to work on IPv4.
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30. Their access to new apps and services
may become limited, as more developers
take advantage of IPv6 features to create
faster apps, which may not function
correct on IPv4 networks.
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31. Aside from ensuring support for new apps
and services, IPv6 provides true network
security by offering more encryption and
authentication options.
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32. 5 YOU’LL PAY
THE PRICE

33. As fewer IPv4 blocks are being handed out
under tighter controls, there’ll be stiff
competition for IPv4 space.
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34. You will have to allocate more time and
resources to RIR requests.
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35. Buying under-utilized address blocks
from other companies will cost you.
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36. In 2011, Microsoft purchased 660,000 IPv4
addresses from Nortel at
$11 per IP Address.
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37. This price will increase as IPv4 addresses
become increasingly scarce.
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38. When you run out of IPv4 space, you
would be unable to add new
subscribers or increase revenue.
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39. IPv6 helps you support long term
subscriber and services growth.
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40. By implementing it while you still
have sufficient IPv4 resources,
you will avoid a complex NAT
workaround or having to compete
for scares IPv4 addresses.
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41. There’s no question that IPv4 and
IPv6 will coexist for years to come.
But given the shortages, a perfect
IPv4 network is far from sustainable.

42. Transition mechanisms such as IPv6
Rapid Deployment can use your
existing infrastructure to serve IPv6
support to your subscribers.

43. The industry is
moving forward
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44. MSOs are testing and
commercially launching IPv6
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45. MSOs are testing and
commercially launching IPv6
Dual stack strategies are being
deployed across networks
worldwide with great success
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46. MSOs are testing and
commercially launching IPv6
Dual stack strategies are being
deployed across networks
worldwide with great success
Major companies, home
router manufacturers and ISP
in more than 100 countries have
already launched IPv6
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47. IPv6 encourages end-to-end
networks, supports better
quality of service, and is
more efficient for routing.
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48. Everything will eventually
migrate over to IPv6. Will you?
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49. Want to learn more about the IPv6 transition?
Learn more IPv6 basics, transition strategies and implementation
issues in this complimentary two part paper.