This document discusses IPv6 adoption trends in Europe. It finds that over half of networks in the RIPE NCC service region do not have IPv6 connectivity yet. While IPv6 adoption is higher in some countries like France and Italy compared to the overall region, Italy still has room for improvement with over 60% of its networks lacking IPv6. The document recommends strategies like education, outreach programs, and providing resources to help build capacity and drive further IPv6 deployment.

1. IPv6 Adoption in the
RIPE NCC Service
Region
Ann Barcomb
abarcomb@ripe.net

2. IANA IPv4 Pool
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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3. RIPE NCC IPv4 Available Pool
https://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/ipv4-exhaustion/ipv4-available-pool-graph
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4. IPv4 Depletion Worldwide
LACNIC
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5. IPv4 Depletion Worldwide
LACNIC
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6. Transfer of IPv4 Allocations
• Policy 2007-08: Allocation Transfer Policy
– Don’t buy your IPv4 on eBay!
– Transfer unused allocations to another LIR
– Minimum allocation size /21
– Evaluated by RIPE NCC
– Update in RIPE Database
http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/resource-management/listing
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7. Make Plans Now
• IPv4 space only given out on 3 month plan
• IPv6 is easily available
– ...and free for LIRs
• IPv6 offers the only way of supporting future
growth
• Network Address Translation (NAT) is not ideal
– Breaks end-to-end communication principle
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8. Measuring Readiness: IPv6 RIPEness
★ Has IPv6 allocation
★ IPv6 prefix announced
★ A route6 object in the RIPE Database
★ Reverse DNS is set up
• Rewards for 4-star LIRs
– Publicity: listing on http://ipv6ripeness.ripe.net
– T-shirt
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9. IPv6 RIPEness in the RIPE NCC Service Region
7887 LIRs 4 stars
17%
3 stars
11%
No IPv6
54%
2 stars
5%
1 star
14%
http://ripeness.ripe.net/pies.html
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10. IPv6 Allocations (/56)
6E+11
5E+09
1E+11
Americas Asia
Oceania Africa
Europe
4E+11
1E+12
http://bgp.potaroo.net/iso3166/v6cc.html
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11. IPv6 Allocations Per User (/56)
1492
Americas Asia
Oceania Africa
102 Europe
873
Total Allocations
5
4065
http://bgp.potaroo.net/iso3166/v6cc.html
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12. IPv6 Advertisements/Allocated (%)
Americas Asia
Europe Africa
Oceania
17%
31%
39%
0.4%
48%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
http://bgp.potaroo.net/iso3166/v6cc.html
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13. The Situation in Italy
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14. IPv6 RIPEness in Italy
Italy
1 star
2 stars
3 stars
4 stars 67%
No IPv6
8%
RIPE NCC Service Region
17%
7%
11%
5%
5%
54%
14% 13%
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15. Comparative IPv6 RIPEness - Absolute
1 star 2 stars 3 stars 4 stars No IPv6
500
375
331 197
250
90
39
125 38 62
32
31
26 37
72
64
27 10
13 14
11
6
0 14
4
IT (492) FR (428) AT (153) SI (45)
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16. Comparative IPv6 RIPEness - Relative
1 star 2 stars 3 stars 4 stars No IPv6
100%
67% 46% 41% 22% 54%
75% 31%
24%
50% 21%
24% 17%
18%
8% 9%
25% 11%
7% 7% 13%
5% 8% 5%
17%
13% 14%
9% 9%
0%
IT (492) FR (428) AT (153) SI (45) All (7887 LIRs)
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17. IPv6 Allocations in Italy (/56)
Italy 7.144E+10
France 1.445E+11
Austria 1.661E+09
Slovenia 6.04E+08
0E+00 3E+10 6E+10 9E+10 1.2E+11 1.5E+11
http://bgp.potaroo.net/iso3166/v6cc.html
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18. IPv6 Allocations Per Italian User (/56)
Italy 1231.176
France 2238.711
Austria 270.174
Slovenia 466.251
0 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2100 2400 2700 3000
http://bgp.potaroo.net/iso3166/v6cc.html
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19. Italian IPv6 Advertisements/Allocated (%)
Italy France
Austria Slovenia
0.117%
0.128%
12.12%
5.555%
3% 6% 9% 12% 15%
http://bgp.potaroo.net/iso3166/v6cc.html
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20. IPv6 Enabled ASes in Global Routing
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http://v6asns.ripe.net 20

21. Capacity Building: Education
• Training for LIRs
• IPv6 hands-on workshops and roadshows
– Targeted at technical staff operating government and
enterprise networks
– Collaborationwith industry and regional Network
Operators Groups (NOGs)
• Presenting at various conferences and events
– Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
– European Commission (EC)
– International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
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22. Capacity Building: Outreach
• World IPv6 Day
– World IPv6 week planned for spring
• IPv6 Act Now website: http://www.ipv6actnow.org/
• RIPEness
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23. Capacity Building: Resources
• Equipment Requirements document (ripe-501):
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-501
– Co-authored by RIPE community members
– Reviewed and approved by RIPE IPv6-WG
• Labs articles: http://labs.ripe.net
– Customer premise equipment (CPE) survey
– IPv6 statistics and measurements
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24. Questions?

25. Presentation Link
https://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/press-
centre/publications/presentations/2011
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