464XLAT Tutorial

Hypes? Fanfares? Fads?
Wading through the muddy IPv6 puddle
~ 464XLAT Tutorial ~
Japan Internet Exchange Co., Ltd.
Masataka MAWATARI <mawatari@jpix.ad.jp>
APNIC 40 @ JAKARTA, INDONESIA

• This tutorial introduces you the background
and technical inside and around 464XLAT
(RFC 6877).
• Hope to be of assistance to you in the
464XLAT network on your service in the
future.
Introduction
Copyright © 2015 Japan Internet Exchange Co., Ltd. 2

1. Background:
motivation of IETF and a brief introduction
about IPv4 over IPv6
2. 464XLAT network architecture
3. Use case and implementations
Agenda

1. Background:
Agenda

• Little IPv6 but massive spreading CGN
– Today, IPv6 growth is finally real.
• NAT64/DNS64 is just not good enough
– Some applications don’t work in the IPv6-only
networks with NAT64/DNS64.
• Scarcity consciousness...?
– IPv6/IPv4 coexistence techniques weren’t
actually run on the commercial network.
– People thought that must be complicated...
Background around IPv6 at the time

Tested application worked or didn’t work ?
in the IPv6-only network with NAT64/DNS64
Reference: http://goo.gl/z3j3q

The progress of IPv4 over IPv6 technique
Reference: https://ripe65.ripe.net/presentations/91-townsley-map-ripe65-ams-sept-24-2012.pdf

• Minimal IPv4 resource requirements,
maximum IPv4 efficiency through statistical
multiplexing.
• No new protocols required, quick deployment.
• IPv6-only networks are simpler and therefore
less expensive to operate.
Motivation and uniqueness of 464XLAT
Reference: Section 3 of RFC 6877 (464XLAT: Combination of Stateful and Stateless Translation)
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6877#section-3

The timeline of 464XLAT draft (1)
2011/10/16 Published draft-mawatari-softwire-464xlat-00
» This was initial publication in softwire WG.
» “Introduction” was clarified and polished.
» Cameron Byrne from T-Mobile USA was joined as one
of co-authors.
» “Network Architecture” and “” Applicability were
separated to “Wireline Network” and “Wireless 3GPP
Network”.
2011/11/15 Introduced in softwire WG IETF 82
» v6ops WG is more suitable than softwire WG for
discussion about 464XLAT.
2012/01/15 Published draft-mawatari-v6ops-464xlat-00
» This was initial publication in v6ops WG.
Timeline

2012/02/11 Approval as a WG document in v6ops WG
2012/02/15 Published draft-ietf-v6ops-464xlat-00
» “CLAT in a Gateway” and “CLAT to CLAT
communications” were added.
» “Terminoloty” and “DNS Proxy Implementation” were
revised.
» The text in “Auto IPv6 Prefix Assignment” was merged
to “IPv6 Prefix Handling”.
» “Introduction” and “Motivation and Uniqueness of
464XLAT” were revised.
» “IPv6 Fragment Header Consideration” was deleted.
2012/03/26 Introduced in v6ops WG IETF 83
» Changed from Infomational to BCP by chairs comment.
» “IPv6 address format” and “IPv4/IPv6 address
translation chart” were revised.
Timeline

» “IPv6 Prefix Handling” was revised.
» “Relationship between CLAT and NAT44” was added.
» “Terminology” and “Network Architecture” were
revised.
» Text about BIH (Bump-in-the-Host) was added.
» “Examples of IPv4/IPv6 Address Translation” was
added.
» “Wireless 3GPP Network Applicability” was revised.
2012/07/30 Introduced in sunset4 WG IETF 84
2012/08/03 Introduced in v6ops WG IETF 84
» Approval of start of Working Group Last Call at v6ops.
» “BCP Scenario” was added.
Timeline

» “Network Architecture” was revised.
» Text about Neighbor Discovery Proxy was added.
» Texts about BIH (Bump-in-the-Host) and Neighbor
Discovery Proxy were deleted.
2012/12/07 IETF Last Call started
» “BCP Scenario” was revised.
2013/02/02 Registered in RFC Editor Queue
» “BCP Scenario” was deleted.
2013/04/02 Published RFC 6877
Timeline

1. Background:
Agenda

• Simple technique to provide IPv4 access service
across IPv6 network by combining existing and
well-known stateful and stateless translation.
– Stateful NAT64 : RFC 6146
– Stateless NAT64 : RFC 6145
• 464XLAT has low barriers to entry since only a
small amount of IPv4 addresses are needed to
support the stateful translation function in the
PLAT.
• 464XLAT can apply to wireline network and
wireless 3GPP network.
What is 464XLAT (RFC 6877)

• PLAT : Provider side translator (XLAT)
– A stateful translator complies with [RFC6146] that
performs 1:N translation. It translates global IPv6 address
to global IPv4 address, and vice versa.
• CLAT : Customer side translator (XLAT)
– A stateless translator complies with [RFC6145] that
performs 1:1 translation. It algorithmically translates
private IPv4 address to global IPv6 address, and vice
versa.
– CLAT function is applicable to a router, or endnode such
as a mobile phone.
– The presence of DNS64 [RFC6147] and any port mapping
algorithm are not required.
Terminology of 464XLAT

464XLAT network architecture (Wireline)
CLAT PLAT
IPv6
Internet
198.51.100.1
192.168.1.2
IPv4
Internet
IPv6
IPv4 Private
PLAT>
IPv4 pool
[192.0.2.1 - 192.0.2.100]
PLAT-Side XLATE IPv6 Prefix
[2001:db8:bbbb::/96]
CLAT>
CLAT-Side XLATE IPv6 Prefix
[2001:db8:aaaa::/96]
[2001:db8:bbbb::/96]
IPv4 SRC
192.168.1.2
IPv4 DST
198.51.100.1
IPv6 SRC
2001:db8:aaaa::192.168.1.2
IPv6 DST
2001:db8:bbbb::198.51.100.1
IPv4 SRC
192.0.2.1
IPv4 DST
198.51.100.1
2001:db8:aaaa::aa
2001:db8:cafe::cafe
IPv6 Native
464XLAT
Stateless
NAT64
[RFC 6145]
Stateful
NAT64
[RFC 6146]
IPv6
IPv4
IPv6
IPv4

464XLAT network architecture (Mobile)
PLAT
IPv6
Internet
198.51.100.1
IPv4
Internet
PLAT>
IPv4 pool
[192.0.2.1 - 192.0.2.100]
[2001:db8:bbbb::/96]
IPv4 SRC
192.0.0.4
IPv4 DST
198.51.100.1
IPv6 SRC
2001:db8:aaaa::464
IPv6 DST
2001:db8:bbbb::198.51.100.1
IPv4 SRC
192.0.2.1
IPv4 DST
198.51.100.1
2001:db8:cafe::cafe
IPv6 Native
464XLAT
Stateless
NAT64
[RFC 6145]
Stateful
NAT64
[RFC 6146]
IPv6
IPv6
IPv4
User equipment/Mobile Phone
CLAT>
IPv4 host address for XLATE (clat4)
[192.0.0.4/32]
IPv6 host address for XLATE
[2001:db8:aaaa::464/128]
[2001:db8:bbbb::/96]
IPv4
CLAT function

CLAT function
The mobile phone uses
a routed point to point
interface as the source
of 464XLAT traffic
IPv6
(from mobile phone after translation)
IPv6
(from tethered device)
User Equipment/
Mobile Phone
(enable tethering function)
NAT46
NAT44
IPv4
(from tethered device before translation)
interface
wlan0
interface
rmnet0
Tethered device
192.168.1.100/24
2001:db8:aaaa::cafe/64
2001:db8:aaaa::464/128
192.0.0.4/32
IPv6 Native464XLAT
IPv6
(from tethered device)
Host address for
the local traffic to use
2001:db8:aaaa::/64
[RA]
Focusing on the case of tethering (Mobile)

• RFC 7278
– “Extending an IPv6 /64 Prefix from a Third
Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Mobile
Interface to a LAN Link”
– This is for mobile device to perform the IPv6
tethering function without DHCPv6-PD
• RFC 7335
– “IPv4 Service Continuity Prefix”
• 192.0.0.0/29
– A IPv4 host address is needed for 464XLAT
CLAT function inside the endnode such as a
smart phone
RFCs for the mobile network applicability

1. Background:
Agenda

• T-Mobile US (US)
– Deployed in the
GSM/UMTS/LTE network
– February, 2015.
Exceeded 50%
• SK Telecom (South Korea)
– http://ipv6event2015.vn/download/2-SKT-
ApplyingIPv6ToLTENetworks.pdf
• Orange Poland (Poland)
– http://www.data.proidea.org.pl/plnog/12edycja/day2/track4/01
_ipv6_implementation.pdf
Use case (Mobile)
Network operator measurements, 12th August 2015
http://www.worldipv6launch.org/measurements/

Use case (Wireline)
PLAT
IPv6
JPIX IP Backbone
(Global IPv4/IPv6)
CLAT
Global
IPv4
The Internet
(Global IPv4)
IX Switch
Content Server (Global IPv4)
ISP Backbone
(IPv6)
IPv6
IPv4
Stateful
NAT64
Stateless
NAT64
Private
IPv4IPv4
• The target of this is ISP
that provide IPv6 access
service for end users
• For members of JPIX IX
service.
• Approximate 20 ISPs
participant in trial now.
• Reference
– http://www.jpix.ad.jp/en/service/ipv6v4.html

Use case (Wireline)
JPIX datacenter @ Tokyo, Japan
The
Internet
Conference venue @ Fukuoka, Japan
Device connected to
WiFi SSID for 464XLAT
IPv6
IPv4 only
Content Server
PLATCLAT
(Cisco ASR1002-X)
Global
IPv4
IPv4
IPv6 IPv4
IPv6
APRICOT-APAN 2015 conference network
Private IPv4/IPv6

Implementations (PLAT)
• A10 Networks
Thunder Series
(ACOS 2.6.4 or later)
• Cisco Systems
Cisco ASR 1000 Series
(IOS-XE 3.4.0S or later)
• F5 Networks
BIG-IP Series
(OS 11.1 or later)
• Juniper Networks
SRX Series
(JUNOS 10.4 or later)
• Seiko Solutions
Netwiser iX-3740
(v2.0.0)
Cisco ASR 9000 Series
(IOS-XR 4.3.0 or later)
M/MX Series
(JUNOS 10.2 or later)

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