Awinder KaurNational Advanced IPv6 Centre of ExcellenceUniversity Science Malaysia

IPv6 Migration in Malaysia’s Government Agencies – Issues and ChallengesAPAN – Queenstown, New Zealand

Presentation Outline Introduction IPv6 Initiatives in Malaysia Problem Statement Research Objective Literature Studies Methodology Sample Findings Recommendations Conclusions

Introduction

Why we need IPv6 in Malaysia?

Shortage of IP Addresses due to 3 Main Factors:1. Growing Population & Small No of Allocated Addresses

2. Rising Internet Penetration Rate

3. Increasing Broadband Subscribers

Deploy IPv6 Features & Benefits

Factor 1: Global IP Address Allocation

Source: http://www.ip2location.com/ip2location-internet-ip-address-2008-report.aspx

81% Addresses Allocated to 10 Countries

Malaysia (19% Category)

Malaysia - 0.1577% Address Allocated for Malaysia’s Population of ‘25282577’

Factor 2: Internet Penetration Rate

Predicted Internet Penetration in Malaysia for 2012 is 95.6%

Source: http://www.internetworldstats.com/asia/my.htm

Factor 3: Broadband SubscribersMalaysia’s number of broadband subscriptions by technology

% of Increase in Q1 2008 compared to Q1 2007 (1 Year) = 33%

Source: http://www.skmm.gov.my/facts_figures/stats/index.asp

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IPv6 Initiatives in Malaysia Ministry of Energy, Water and

Communications (MEWC) - main ministry involved in IPv6 & responsible for establishing Malaysia 2 Key IPv6 Players:

National IPv6 Council (2005) National Advanced IPv6 Centre (March 2005)

Malaysia’s IPv6 Timeline:

IPv6 Initiatives in Malaysia

IPv6 Adoption Efforts in Malaysia

Problem Statement

Ensuring Government Agencies in Malaysia have a smooth & successful IPv6 migration

To identify Government Agencies issues & challenges in IPv6 Migration

To recommend appropriate steps to overcome the issues & challenges

Research Objectives

Literature Studies: Global IPv6 Adoption Challenges

Methodology

Sample: Malaysia Government Agencies• Total: 85 Gov Agencies

• Users: >31,000

• Network Switches: 2,600

• Target: 99.5% IPv6 Service Availability

• IPv6 Pilot Project in Agencies:

MEWC - Done

MAMPU – Phase 2

• Left: 83 Gov Agencies

Prime Minister’s Residence

Palace of Justice

Findings: IPv6 Deployment Challenges

Challenges of IPv6 deployment in Agencies (in decreasing importance) are:

Findings: IPv6 Deployment Challenges

Findings: IPv6 Deployment Challenges

Findings: Summary

IPv6 Training (Network Engineering, Application Programming & Security) is a must

IPv6 Training will address the following issues & problems:Lack of staffs with IPv6 knowledge & experienceConfiguration ConsiderationsPorting Application ConsiderationsSecurity Considerations

Recommendation 1: IPv6 Training

Implementation of Policy: Timeline √ Hardware Purchasing (Must Include IPv6

Requirements) √ Certain Applications (Must Move to IPv6)

Policy implementation will address the following issue:

Inadequate Funding / Budget

Recommendation 2: Policy

Migration Guideline – with deliverables & milestones

IPv6 Migration Guideline will address the following issues & problems:Lack of TimeCost ConcernsSecurity ConsiderationsAssistance Required

Recommendation 3: Guidelines

Recommendation 4: To Address Cost Concerns

Recommendation 5: To Address Security Concerns

Recommendations – Summary

Migration to IPv6

Conclusion

Identification of Issues & Problems of Government Agencies IPv6 Migration → Propose Solution

Issues & Problems Addressing → Agencies successfully migrate to IPv6 without disrupting its operations

Therefore, Government Agencies will ensure IPv6 Migration accelerated, timeline met & example to other organizations.

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Email: awina@nav6.org

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