Outlooks on IPv6Deployment:
An European View
Jordi Palet (jordi.palet@consulintel.es)
Consulintel, CTO/CEO
European IPv6 Task Force & Steering Committee
IPv6 Forum, Education & Promotion WG Co-chair-1

TheThe European
European IPv6IPv6 Task
Task ForceForce• The European Commission created the IPv6 TF (2001)• Goal: Prepare the roadmap for the IPv6 adoption andlarge scale deployment in 2005

• "Our objective is to ensure that Europe's competitivenessin wireless technology is not jeopardised by the lack of aclear road map towards IPv6," European EnterpriseCommissioner Erkki Liikanen said in his opening speech
to the IPv6 Task Force.

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TheThe move
move toto IPv6
IPv6 isis Global
Global• January 2002: The TF concluded• February, March and June 2002:– The EC and the Council publish different documents
adopting the TF conclusions.

• e-Europe 2005: IPv6, Broadband and 3G• Continuation of the TF, in a 2nd phase, with thesupport of the Steering Committee project• Several European countries (Spain, France, UK,Germany, Switzerland, …), initiated local activities• Several TF-like groups across the world,cooperating together-3

R&D
R&D “Arena”:“Arena”: Past
Past && PresentPresent• A few research projects 2-3 years ago (FP5 - IST program)• Now several Research projects representing investments
over 180 MEuros (90 from the EC)• Major platforms and networks:– 6NET, Euro6IX– Available NOW, and interconnected– With international peering to Japan, Korea, Abilene, …
– Also to provide native connectivity for other projects• Over 40 projects:– With IPv6 as the main focus (6POWER, 6QM, 6WINIT, …), or– Using IPv6 for new applications and services (Android, Crumpet, …)• 6LINK to support the collaboration in the IPv6 Cluster• Eurov6 to provide permanent and nomadic showrooms forthe industrial and R&D achievements-4

R&D
R&D “Arena”:“Arena”: TheThe FutureFuture• Next IST Program, FP6, clearlysupports IPv6, Broadband and 3G askey technologies– Over 900 MEuros in the 1st call (4-5 calls)– International cooperation expected andhighly encouraged• The IPv6 Cluster facilitated the creationof the “ALL-IPv6-World” WG– 20 Activity areas suggested– Towards new applications and services• IPv6 as a key enabler of “ambientintelligence”

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Deployment
Deployment Status
Status• European industry is supporting IPv6– In a short term
– Manufacturers of devices, routers– Appliance manufacturers– Application developers• Several Telcos and ISPs seriously consideringcommercial deployment– A few already providing services– GEANT moving to IPv6 next March• Education programs still needed-6

AA Killer
Killer Application
Application ??
• 3G and Beyond are delayed … and they aren’t the killer
application for v6• What then ?
– May be Home automation, Industrial automation– Surveillance– Gaming• New application and services– End-to-end connectivity– Autoconfiguration– Mobility– Security– Ubiquity• New technologies for broadband:– WLAN– Power Line-7

When,
When, Why
Why andand Where
Where ??
• Can we talk about massive deployment ?
– End of 2003 will start the competition– Industry starting to recover?
– In 2005 will be very significant, may be only in some countries(national take-up actions)– Coexistence is a must
– Killer “applications” probably, will make the “big-bang”• Because IPv6 can be cheaper– Specially for new services, new ISPs
– Make our life easier• Home, Automation, Hot spots– Finally Everywhere, but it will take time (2007-2010)-8

Everywhere
Everywhere …
…
• Yes … we want to be always-on connected– Anytime– “Any-media”– Seamless– Keep Moving• IP(v6) must be transparent to the user
– This is the KILLER APPLICATION• IPv6 will help, definitively to break the digital divide– Some governments and organizations still NEED to takethis in consideration• We MUST do it together !
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Thanks !!
Contact:– Jordi Palet Martínez (Consulintel): jordi.palet@consulintel.es

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