IPv6 Transition in R&E

IPv6 Transition in Research & Education. NANOG 59 R&E Panel. Shumon Huque, University of Pennsylvania.

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1. IPv6 Transition in R&E Shumon Huque University of Pennsylvania NANOG 59, Phoenix, AZ, October 7th 2013 1
2. Motivating campuses •Internet2, Educause have been trying various things for many years •Presentations, working groups, training & workshops etc •ECAR paper a great additional step •How will it be communicated broadly to campus IT leadership? 2
3. Is edu behind the curve? •I don’t think so •All communities are behind where they should be, but I don’t think edu is comparatively behind •Larger picture looks bleak, but we have a small group of leaders in this space •Need to work on motivating the rest 3
4. 4 from world ipv6 launch measurements
5. Are we still Tech pioneers? •Historic role of universities in creating and deploying advanced technology •CS researchers vs IT staff •Increasingly risk averse nature of university IT departments 5
6. IPv6 at Penn •Strategy document (2009) • http://www.upenn.edu/computing/ipv6/strategy.html •Campus network deployment began in 2005 •Portable address space from ARIN (LIR - /32) •Most of wired network has IPv6 •Wireless lagging (lack of L3 mobility support ...) •Some key application services: Web, DNS, ... 6
7. Challenges •IPv6 beyond central IT (Penn highly decentralized env) •Outsourced commercial services •Security considerations •Measurement and statistics •“IPv6 and external collaboration” 7
8. Questions? 8 Shumon Huque shuque -@- upenn.edu