The document summarizes statistics on IPv6 traffic from an internet exchange point before, during, and after an IPv6 launch day event. It shows that IPv6 traffic increased by 50% on the day, and remained at the higher level of 2.9 Gbit average traffic over subsequent weeks and months. While IPv6 traffic is still low at 0.5% of total traffic, the graphs of IPv6 traffic patterns match those of IPv4, indicating its use has become permanent rather than temporary.

1. IPv6 Launch Day at
AMS-IX Version 0.5
Maksym Tulyuk RIPE 65
maksym.tulyuk@ams-ix.net Amsterdam
September 2012

2. Before IPv6 Day
Average traffic: 1.9Gbit
https://www.ams-ix.net/technical/statistics/sflow-stats/ipv6-traffic
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3. IPv6 Day: daily view
Result: +50%
Average traffic: 2.9Gbit
https://www.ams-ix.net/technical/statistics/sflow-stats/ipv6-traffic
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4. IPv6 Day: weekly view
Is it temporary ?
Average traffic: 2.9Gbit
https://www.ams-ix.net/technical/statistics/sflow-stats/ipv6-traffic
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5. IPv6 Day+1: weekly view
After 1 day
Average traffic: 2.9Gbit
https://www.ams-ix.net/technical/statistics/sflow-stats/ipv6-traffic
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6. IPv6 Day+7: weekly view
After 1 week
Average traffic: 2.9Gbit
https://www.ams-ix.net/technical/statistics/sflow-stats/ipv6-traffic
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7. IPv6 Day+21: annual view
After 3 weeks
Average traffic: 2.9Gbit
https://www.ams-ix.net/technical/statistics/sflow-stats/ipv6-traffic
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8. IPv6 Day: Conclusion 1
it’s permanent!
https://www.ams-ix.net/technical/statistics/sflow-stats/ipv6-traffic
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9. IPv6 Day+90: annual view
after 3 months
still growing
Average traffic: 3.9Gbit
https://www.ams-ix.net/technical/statistics/sflow-stats/ipv6-traffic
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10. IPv6 Day: Conclusion 2
IPv4 and IPv6
traffic follow the
same pattern
https://www.ams-ix.net/statistics/
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11. IPv6 Day: Conclusion 3
IPv6 traffic is visible comparing to IPv4
IPv6 0.5%
https://www.ams-ix.net/technical/statistics/sflow-stats/ether-type
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12. IPv6 Day: Summary
1. IPv6 traffic runs after the IPv6 Day
2. IPv6 graphs are similar to IPv4 graphs
3. IPv6 is about 0.5% of all traffic
https://www.ams-ix.net/technical/statistics/sflow-stats/ipv6-traffic
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13. http://www.ams-ix.net/contact/
Questions?
Maksym Tulyuk
maksym.tulyuk@ams-ix.net