AARNet Network Update IPv6 Workshop APAN 23, Manilla 2007 AARNet

The AARNet Network AARNet owns and operates a resilient and redundant multi-Gbps network across Australia. In the Eastern Australia we have deployed DWDM equipment which currently has up to 320 Gbps capacity. Dual STM-64c (10 Gbps) links connect major capital cities with routing being done by Juniper M320 routers

The AARNet Network(2) At each capital city there are two geographically separated Points of Presence (PoPs) interconnected with 10 Gbps ethernet circuits. Cisco 6509-NEB-A switches are used to terminate the intra-PoP links Remoter cities - Darwin, Alice Springs and Hobart - are currently connected by dual STM-1 (155 Mbps) circuits - terminated on Juniper M20 routers

University connections Universities are encouraged to have diverse connections to the Juniper M320 routers at each PoP. Institutions typically connect at 1 Gbps and we have deployed Cisco 7304 routers at each site (edge routers), and also edge servers. This allows close monitoring of each tail circuit. So far about 75 edge routers have been deployed.

Domestic Network

Equipment Backbone routers are Juniper M320s Smaller PoPs have Juniper M20 routers Backbone switches for interconnecting PoPs are Cisco 6509-NEB-A Cisco 7304 NPE at institutions - some 85 deployed Cisco ONS 15454 MSPP for DWDM on the optical network

Regional Network

The Optical Network

The AARNet DWDM Backbone Provisioned for 16 wavelengths today Expandable to 32 wavelengths 40G (STM256) compatible

International Network

The international footprint AARNet has a very large international footprint from the PoP in Frankfurt, Germany to Palo Alto in the US - it covers a timezone difference of 17 hours from +1 to -8 Peering at : Hawai’I, Seattle (Pacific Wave), PAIX, Telehouse (LA) Singapore, Frankfurt (DE-CIX), Amsterdam (AMS-IX) , Currently 622 Mbps to Singapore and then on to Frankfurt The 622 Mbps link to Singapore connects to the TEIN2 nework

10G Trans Pacific Partnership with Southern Cross Cable Networks AUP - Research and Education only Dual STM-64c (OC192) Northern path to Seattle Layer 3 routed Southern path to Los Angeles Layer 1/2 Catalyse Global Astronomy Initiative Mauna Kea, Big Island

TEIN2 Connectivity There are four STM-1 circuits linking Perth to Singapore. Two of these go via APCN, and the other two via SMW3 to provide diversity and fault tolerance AARNet Singapore PoP establish at the Kim Chuan data centre from where we peer with TEIN2, Singaren and ASNet

Commodity and R&E AARNet offers both commodity (commercial) internet and research networking Two 10 Gbps circuits for R&E connectivity to the US. The northern link is IP and routed - the southern link will be presented as light paths (ethernet L2 circuits) 4 x STM-4 (622 Mbps) circuits to the US - two terminating at Palo Alto, the other terminating in Los Angeles These will be upgraded to 2 x STM16 circuits (2.5Gbps) 2 x STM STM-1 (155 Mbps) circuits to Seattle via Hawai’i and Fiji

AARNet support for IPv6 AARNet3 core and edge is dual stack Still need to make services accessible via IPv6 Web server isn’t International transit and peering available for IPv6 All customers can connect natively CPE router dual stack but customer’s router/firewall may not be IPv6 Multicast is enabled SSM supported Currently use a static RP for ASM

AARNet Migration Broker http://broker.aarnet.net.au Hexago appliance Same as Freenet6 Tunnel Setup Protocol NAT Traversal support Open to anyone who can reach it via a domestic Australian path

AARNet3 is ready… A few institutions are using IPv6 natively in a limited fashion Many are worried about deploying a dual stack at the edge Stability/complexity concerns Existing infrastructure may not support IPv6 firewalls Some institutions and researchers use static tunnels or broker Uptake of IPv6 has been slow Lack of IPv6 specific spplications Not a huge amount of IPv6 services available No shortage of IPv4 address space within institutions

Where to now? Ensure as many services as possible are IPv6 enabled Connect customers if they ask Look for more peering opportunities Encourage IPv6 activities AARNet sponsored and provided native connectivity to IPv6 Summit in Canberra, 4-6 December 2006

Thank You!