IPv6 Network Service Implementation Plan

Achieved Milestones

• 2001: CERN IPv6 testing started
• 2003, June: public IPv6 prefix assigned to CERN
• 2003, September: IPv6 deployed in the CERN External Network. CERN prefix announced to Research and Education networks.
• 2003, November: IPv6 Land Speed record in collaboration with Caltech
• 2009, March: “IPv6 deployment at CERN” issued, EPFL Master Thesis of Soumaya Lanouar
• 2009, November: CERN IPv6 prefix visible in the whole IPv6 Internet.
• 2011, February: IPv6 address plan issued
• 2011, March: Development LANDB schema includes IPv6 information.
• 2011, July: IPv6 connectivity in part of LCG, CORE and GPN backbones (Brocade routers)
• 2011, July: Prototype of DNS servers
• 2011, August: IPv6 Internet connectivity via dedicated firewall
• 2011, August: Pilot IPv6 services for LCG and GPN users
• 2012, March: with IPv6 tables in production
• 2012, March: CSDWEB support of IPv6 information
• 2012, March: training of Netcom and CD about new CSDB
• 2012, June: HP compiler can generate IPv6 configuration
• 2012, July: CSDB supports IPv6 for ManUTP, MTP and Blocking
• 2012, October: cfmgr Brocade and HP compilers can generate IPv6 configurations

Next major events

• 2013Q1 WEBREQ support of IPv6 information
• 2013Q1 Radius over IPv6
• 2013Q1 NTP over IPv6
• 2013Q1 IPv6 support in all GPN and LCG routers
• 2013Q2 DHCPv6 service
• 2013Q2 DNS automaticaly configured from LANDB information
• 2013Q2 IPv6 security: Gates software (landb schema and translation of existing IPv4 rules, csdweb, webreq, cfmgr gate update).
• 2013Q3 Monitoring of IPv6 routing protocols, IPv6 reachability, IPv6 services.
• 2013Q3 Training and procedures for Operation teams.
• 2013Q3 LCG full deployment
• 2013Q3 GPN full deployment
• 2013Q3 WIFI support
• 2013Q4 IPv6 on interconnections with Experiments
• 2014 Unregistered MAC addresses registration
• 2014 TN full deployment