Information For Service Providers
The purpose of this page is to share useful and practical information about IPv6 deployment for service providers.
The term 'service providers' encompasses ISPs, telcos, enterprise networks that provide ISP-like services to their end users, and mobile operators.
As we gain experience with IPv6 deployment, we are learning things like what the ideal prefix size is for point-to-point connectivity, what are the optimal address assignments to subnets, and so forth. As you start deploying your IPv6 network, it's normal to encounter many challenges.
If you are only familiar with IPv4, you may find that IPv6 addressing is not exactly intuitive, so it is important to keep an open mind. Each network is unique and may require a unique solution, so learning from other people's experiences can be extremely helpful.
IPv6 deployment experience
- Limelight Netwoks
- Comcast IPv6 Trial Users
- Verizon Begins Testing IPv6 on FiOS Services
- IPv6 deployment at Sify India
- IPv6 Deployment at clara.net- Clara.net is an European Managed Service Provider.
- IPv6 Deployment Africa Online Zimbabwe - Africa Online Zimbabwe is a communication solution provider.
- IPv6 Deployment at AARnet in Australia- Australia's Academic and Research Network
- IPv6 Deployment at Monash University in Australia
ISPs and access providers providing/planning to provide IPv6 enabled services
Australia
Indonesia
Japan
- IIJ
- NTT Com - IPv6 Global Community
- And many more...-A list provided by IPv6style
USA
Monitoring technical development
- IPv4/IPv6 Coexistence and Transition: Requirements for solutions, draft-ietf-v6ops-nat64-pb-statement-req-00- IETF Informational draft, proposed by M. Bagnulo (Huawei Labs at UC3M), F. Baker (Cisco Systems), I. van Beijnum (IMDEA Networks), May 2008
- From IPv4 only To v4/v6 Dual Stack - What can Carrier-Grade NAT do and can not?- Presented by Dr. Miyakawa (NTT COM, Japan) at IETF72, July 2008
- Dual-stack lite broadband deployments post IPv4 exhaustion, draft-durand-dual-stack-lite-00-IETF Informational draft proposed by A. Durand, Comcast, July 2008
IPv6 technical information to share
(See also "Information about IPv6 Operational Issues on the top page.)
- IPv6 address architecture on P2P link - What size should we use?- Presented by Mr. Mutsuzaki (IIJ, Japan) at APNIC26, August 2008
- Reference for IPv6 router setting- Provided by Team Cymru and JANOG
- IPv6 bogon filter list as of 20/03/2008- Provided by Team Cymru
- Packet Filter and Route Filter Recommendation for IPv6 at xSP routers- Provided by JANOG volunteers
- IPv6 BGP filter recommendations- by Gert Döring, [SpaceNet]
- Could SPNAT Save the Internet?-WAND, University of Waikato, NZNOG 2009
- When ISPs Run Out of Public IPv4 Space-Technical workshop held at IIJ, Tokyo, Sept 2009
- Step by Step BGP IPv6 Configuration in JunOSNovember 2009
- Transition: IPv4 to IPv6-Australia Telstra, July 2009
- Comcast6.net IPv6 Information Center/2010