Action Plan for Countermeasures against
IPv4 Address Exhaustionver. 2009.2

2009.2.17
Task Force on IPv4 Address Exhaustion, JapanCopyright (C) 2009 Task Force on IPv4 Address Exhaustion, Japan1

About this document
This document describes a series of recommended action plans as a reference
for industry players examining issues related to IPv4 address exhaustion estimated to occur as early as the beginning of 2011.
The Task Force on IPv4 Address Exhaustion, Japan anticipates thatorganizations will consider IPv4 address exhaustion issues on the basis of thisreference and create and execute individual action plans accordingly. As aresult, we hope the Internet industry as a whole will be able to smoothly
address and overcome this problem.

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Background to the Creation of the Action Plan
9 The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Report ”Study Group on Internet’s
Smooth Transition to IPv6” (2008.6) sets an early 2011 target date.
9The above report predicts the exhaustion date of the IPv4 address pool on the following assumptions:
9 mid 2010 to early 2012 exhaustion of the international address stock (IANA Pool)
9 the acquisition of new v4 addresses in Japan will be impossible in the beginning of 2011 to mid 2013, .
Geoff Huston currently estimates:
9 1Q to 2Q 2011 as the IANA exhaustion date
9 1Q to 3Q 2012 as the APNIC exhaustion date
(Data updated daily on the web with calculated exhaustion dates changing daily.)
9 While the exhaustion date may be delayed by reduced capital investment in the current recessionary environment,
it may also accelerate through such factors as the increased speed of wireless broadband deployment, lastminute demand etc..
9 As a result, at present the target date is typically assumed as early 2011.
* “Study Group on Internet’s Smooth Transition to IPv6” Report (http://www.soumu.go.jp/s-news/2008/pdf/080617_2_bt1.pdf)

9 As the Action Plan model has a certain amount of built-in time flexibility, individualorganizations should plan based on an independent consideration of risk and environment.
9 Even the latest movers should complete countermeasures before JPNIC/APNIC exhaustion.
9 This Action Plan will be updated as necessary based on changing address consumption
trends, IPv6 technology issues, etc.
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Action Plan: Network Area
The following represents typical action recommendations for network operators indealing with IPv4 address exhaustion.
(* Refer to the action items in the diagram on the next page.)

1. Policy, Management Decision Making
i. Analyze the impact of the exhaustion problem on your organization.
ii. Perform the business judgment for the countermeasure policy.
¾ i.e.: need to address the issue?, countermeasure policy (IPv6?, CGN?, etc.), timing?, etc.

2. Business Planning/Review, Service Planningi.

Policy analysis and the business plan development.
¾ i.e.: service planning (new service?/existing service upgrade?), basic network design,consideration of operating procedures, etc.

3. Design, Technology Verification
4. Equipment Selection, Procurement, System Architecture, System Operation
5. Employee Education
6. Basic Service-in
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Action Plan: Network Area
Action Plan for Network Players
Ver. 2009.2
Policy (none?/ NAT?/ IPv6
Service Provision?/ Timing?/Schedule?), Access network, etc.

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Policy review

Policy review
Management decision

JPNIC exhaustion

A timely business decision is required onwhether to execute an action plan or not

Management decision
Business planning, review

Business plan review, service
planning

The start of the entire process isbased the fixing of a business plan.
Decision

Business plan decision
Design, Technology verification

Technology verification(Testbed verification)

Testbed verification

Equipment selection

Equipment selection

Equipment procurement, systemarchitecture
System preparation

If the management decision isdelayed by one year, the entire schedule
will be set back one year.

Equipment procurement, system architecture
System operation preparation

Employee education

Employee education

Start of basic service
Present time

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Action Plan: Service (iDC/Hosting) Area
Action Plan for Service (iDC/Hosting) Players
Ver. 2009.2
Policy (none?/IPv6 service
provision?/timing?/schedule?),Access Line, translator method,etc.

2008
2009
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7 9 10 12 1 3 4 6 7 9 10 12 1 3 4 6 7 9 10 12 1 3 4 6 7 9 10 12 1 3 4 6 7 9
IANA exhaustion

Policy review
Policy review
Management decision

Management decision
Business plan review, service
planning
Business plan decision

JPNIC exhaustion

A timely business decision is required
on whether to execute an action plan ornot

Business planning, review
The start of the entire process isbased the fixing of a business plan.
Decision

Design, Technology verification

Technology verification(Testbed verification)

Testbed verification

Equipment selection

Equipment selection

Equipment procurement, systemarchitecture

If the management decision isdelayed by one year, the entire schedule
will be set back one year.

Equipment procurement, system architecture
System operation preparation

System operation preparation
Employee education

Employee education

Start of basic service
Present time

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Action Plan: Service(ASP/CSP) Provider Area
Action Plan for Service (ASP/CSP) Providers
Ver. 2009.2
Awareness of access provider
trends in evaluating policy on
IPv4 exhaustion

2008
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IANA exhaustion

Policy review
Policy review

Management decision

Business decision

Platform verification, selection anddevelopment

From verification to construction of platform

AP check
AP procurement, development, upgrade

Act according to customer
demands, access network
trends etc.

Include review of OS,middleware, etc.

AP check

AP procurement, development, and upgrade

AP verification

AP verification(Testbed verification)

Testbed verification

Employee education

Employee education

Start of basic service
Present time

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JPNIC exhaustion

Action Plan: System Integration Area
Action Plan for System Integrators

If business target is ISP oriDC market, issue
awareness is strongly
recommended.

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Market and customer environment
review

Review

Technology verification (Testbedverification)

Technology verification

Employee education

Employee education
Present time

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Action Plan: Application Development Area
Action Plan for Application Development Players
Ver. 2009.2

2008
2009
2010
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7 9 10 12 1 3 4 6 7 9 10 12 1 3 4 6 7 9 10 12 1 3 4 6 7 9 10 12 1 3 4 6 7 9
IANA exhaustion

Market and customer environment
review

JPNIC exhaustion

Review

Application check
Application development/upgrade

Application developments after 2009 should be made with an awareness of IPv6.

Application verification
Personnel education
Personnel education
Present time
End of WindowsXP support

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9Action Plan: Business User Area
Action Plan for Business Users
Ver. 2009.2

2008
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IANA exhaustion

JPNIC exhaustion

Dual DMZ support
Remote access support
End users can consider issues after evaluating trends in their individual business environments as they relate to the network.

ASP/SaaS usage
Migration of Intranet to IPv6
Present time
End of WindowsXP support

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