Government of Canada IPv6 Adoption
StrategyIEEE International Conference on Communications(ICC ‘12)
June 14th, 2012

IPv6 Context•

The internet is running out of IPv4 addresses now – IPv6 is here––––––•

RIPE NCC is tracking the declining IPv4 address pool weekly at
http://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/ipv4-exhaustion/ipv4-available-pool-graph
IANA issued its last IPv4 address blocks to the RIRs in February 2011
APNIC allocated the last of its IPv4 addresses in April 2011
RIPE expects to exhaust its remaining IPv4 addresses this July 2012
ARIN expects to allocate the last of its IPv4 addresses by July 2013

IPv6 provides larger addressing space than IPv4 in support of ever increasing business needs– Created in 1999
– 4.3 billion addresses in IPv4 (232)– 340 Trillion Trillion Trillion addresses in IPv6 (2128)•

IPv6 not backward compatible with IPv4– Bridging can lead to uneven grade of service and transparency issues•

IPv6 adoption is gaining speed, fast.

– IPv6 Services emerging (GOOGLE, Facebook, Yahoo!, …)– Many governments have already outlined IPv6 migration strategies

IPv6 is inevitable and is at our doorstep2

Business drivers• Continuity of Government of Canada services offered to the world– Seamless, uninterrupted IPv4/6 access to GC services, worldwide• Continuity of internet access to public servants– GC business is geographically dispersed throughout the world– Inter-operability with clients, suppliers, and global partners who are on IPv6networks• Drive for consistent implementation across GC– IPv6 deployments require planning and time – they do not occur overnight– Prevent uncontrolled implementations, business disruptions– Facilitate knowledge and experience sharing– Opportunity to drive lower operational costs via integrated security andnetwork simplification• Demonstrate leadership in a new digital economy– Expanding list of G8 and G20 countries moving swiftly to implement IPv6
– GC driver for IP relevance for citizens and future business opportunities– Position Government of Canada as a leader in transitioning to IPv6

GC IPv6 strategy execution is required3

Transition principles
 Must allow ubiquitous IPv6 global access to GC services by interested
parties and conversely allow GC employees access to the public
internet from domestic or international GC points of access Must ensure continued high availability of services as a result ofscalable, robust and secure infrastructure Must align with GC enterprise network architecture and standards
 Must minimize transition and operating costs, risks and operational IT
impacts to networks and systems
 Should, in addition, position Government of Canada as a leader intransitioning to IPv6 thereby encouraging the migration of domestic
telecommunication service providers to IPv6
Publically available : http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/it-ti/ipv6/ipv602-eng.asp#toc21
Foundation to guide implementation strategies

4Government of Canada IT Service Delivery Context
43 largest departments and agencies

TBS ChiefInformation
OfficerBranch• Strategy• Policy• Standards• Enablement• Oversight• Capacity• Mission specificapplications• Desktop• Portfolio
leaders• Mission specificapplications• Desktop• Portfolio
leaders• Mission specificapplications• Desktop• Portfolio
leaders

Shared Services Canada• Internal service provider for all IT infrastructure• Teams initially co-located• Services beyond 43 departments – as feasible• Management of all related assets, contracts

IPv6 Adoption Strategy will leverage this delivery context5GC IPv6 adoption strategy• Start with the perimeter and move towards the center of the core
• Phased approach to achieve adoption of IPv6 :– Enabling Phase (to be completed by end of September 2013)•••

Develop IPv6 target architecture and standards, and update supporting procurement vehicle
procedures, accompanied by a change management strategy for the community, including
policies, communications and training
Establish governance bodies such as a Community of Practice and Steering Committee tooversee the transition
Enable IPv6 connectivity for Internet-facing websites through a shared service– Deployment Phase (to be completed by end of March 2015)••

IPv6 enable principal GC externally-facing websites and ensure that new internet-facing
websites and applications put in service from April 2015 onward, are IPv6-compliant
Provide public servants transparent access to public IPv6 internet– Completion Phase (April 2015 and onward)••

Complete IPv6 enablement of websites, and as necessary the IPv6 enablement of internal
applications
Expected to take a number of years to complete• Business focussed and cost sensitive approach :– Leverage shared enterprise network architecture to minimize costs and risks– Plan, leverage equipment and software refresh cycles to minimize costs
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IPv6 Community Engagement• Principles communication• Chief Information Officer Council• Industry consultations• Collaboration with other nations• External communication• IEEE Communications Conference

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