Telekom Malaysia has been deploying IPv6 to address the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses and to realize the national goal of a dual-stack nation by 2015. The deployment began with tunneling over the existing IPv4 backbone and providing some customer and peering connections in IPv6. Key phases included introducing IPv6 into the new IP core and broadband services and supporting IPv6 in services like VPN and mobile. Challenges include that only 28% of customer premises equipment supports IPv6 and that dual-stack does not fully address the IPv4 exhaustion issue.

1. IPv6 Deployment in Telekom Malaysia
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2. ABOUT TM
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28,008
Number of Employees
2.34
Million fixed
broadband customers
4
Million PSTN customers
migrated to NGN
269,905
Million mobile
subscribers
53%
Of Malaysian households
use TM’s broadband infrastructure
3,200
>Kilometer / Over domestic
fibre core trunk and junction
19
Point-of-Presence (POP)
worldwide
100
Over 1Pv6 peerings worldwide

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The Journey
• Tunnel over existing
IPv4 backbone
• Few customer &
peering connections
•Completed
Compliance
Audit Phase #2
by MCMC
• In the new IP Core, PE
routers are dual-stack &
terminate customer
circuits while core routers
remain in IPv4 MPLS
• Completed Compliance
Audit Phase#1 by MCMC
• APNIC’s announcement
on IPv4 exhaustion
• Completed Compliance
Audit Phase #3 by MCMC
• First IPv6 Commercial
services for LL/Transit
•Roll out of IPv6
compatible
modem/RG
• Rollout dual-
stack
broadband
services
• Completed compliance
audit by MCMC on IPv6
broadband
• Support for IPv6 in VPN
services
•Support for
IPv6 Mobile
service on
Mobile & Wifi

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The Importance of Deploying IPv6
 TM has already started running out of IPv4 address thus transition to IPv6
has to happen
 To realize the national aspiration for dual-stack nation by end of 2015
 As broadband champion and leading ICT service provider, TM has to set the
landscape
 IPv6 opens up endless new possibilities for IoT

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General Approach
Support
existing
services on
IPv4
Provide end to
end IPv6
connectivity
Where possible,
work with existing
network
architecture &
network elements
Start from
inside out
Prioritize Key
Services
Enhance
affected
Network &
OSS/BSS

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•Management buy-in •Product enhancement
•Standard Operating Procedures
• Communication
•External & internal training
• Fulfillment & Assurance
• Inventory, EMS etc
• Network Elements
• Vendor Support
• People
Key Areas

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IPv6 Traffic
0
50
100
150
200
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
IPv6 Traffic
Gbps
Jan 17
IPv6 Traffic is about 16%-18% of total traffic

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Challenges
 Only 28% of CPE is currently using IPv6.
 Customers may be using their own CPE, non-IPv6 compatible (older
models) or simply disabled IPv6
 Dual-stack does not address IPv4 exhaustion
 Application behavior with dual-stack

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