Transcript AfriNIC Adiel Akplogan, AfriNIC

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AfriNIC Update
Adiel A. Akplogan (CEO, AfriNIC)
© AfriNIC - 2007
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Johannesburg, April 2008
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AfriNIC today
 11 Staff members located in two locations
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2 Communication (MU)
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5 Technical Operations (MU+SA)
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4 Administration (MU)
 Number of members: 431
 Budget for 2008
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Revenue: 1,585,336 (∆ +4%)
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Opex: 1,538,542 (∆ +28%)
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2008 Budget
Utilisation of Members Fees
Budget 2008
M embership related Co sts
39%
P ro fessio nal fees
Depreciatio n
To Reserves
Emplo yee Co sts
29%
A dmin Expenses
20%
Staff Evolution
2008
13
2007
4
10
2006
6
2005
3
2004 0
3
0
3
Prev-Staff
New-Staff
4
3
5
10
15
20
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Training activities
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Training has been an important part
of activities since 2005.
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More than 30 training sessions
have been conducted in
different countries in the region
since 2005.
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Since 2006, training was
focused on transition to IPv6.
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 Map:
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Orange: Countries where we had at
least one training session (IPv6+LIR)
Green: Countries Planned to be
covered in 2008
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Changes in 2008 Fee Schedule
 IPv6 Fees
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For already established LIRs (with IPv4 allocation(s)):
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Not to count the IPv6 prefix allocation in calculating the category of already
established LIRs.
For New LIRs:
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Allow 50% discount on the initial setup fee and 100% discount on the first
year's membership fee for a LIR with IPv6 only allocation.
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Allow respectively 75%, 50%, 25% discount on the membership fee for the
three subsequent years.
 Research and Education Networks
 50% discount on sign-up and membership fees
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Need to be a not-for-profit Education network
Need to plan IPv6
 New Fee schedule for LIR
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AfriNIC new Organisational structure
 2008 – 2011 Strategic planning on the way
 Reorganization of Operational structure
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Some positions still need to be filled
Management Department / CEO Office
Chief Executive Officer
(CEO)
Executive Assistant
Communication Area
Manager (CCO)
Finance & Administration
Area Manager (CFO)
Technical Area Manager
(CTO)
Training and Policy Liaison
Administration
System and Infrastructure
Marketing & Event
Management
Human Resource
Software and Database
Accounting & Billing
Internet Resources
Management
Web design and Multimedia
Communication & Outreach Aera
Finance & Administration Area
Technical Operations Area
> 100% growth
Membership Growth
500
450
400
200
197
209
232
253
279
293
Apr-Jun
06
250
Apr-Jun
05
300
Jan-Mar
06
350
Jan-Mar
05
308
327
341
367
431
410
392
150
100
50
Jan-Mar
08
Oct-Dec
07
Jul-Sep
07
Apr-Jun
07
Jan-Mar
07
Oct-Dec
06
Jul-Sep
06
Oct-Dec
05
0
Jul-Sep
05
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Membership Growth
2005 - 2007: Countries with highest membership growth
40
35
30
25
2007
2006
2005
20
15
10
5
0
ZA
NG
EG
KE
GH
TZ
BW
MU
AO
UG
MZ
CI
ZM
SL
IPv4 Address Trend (Historical)
25000
20000
15000
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IPv4 address allocation
PI
PA
10000
5000
0
1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008
Total IPv4 Address Distribution by Country
Morocco
3%
Other
13%
Tunisia
3%
Egypt
11%
South Africa
70%
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MyAfriNIC: AfriNIC Member Portal
 MyAfriNIC: a portal to allow LIRs to easily
interact with AfriNIC and manage their
resources.
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Launched in September 2007
180 registered users from 116 different
organisations (~50% of active LIRs)
 Online payment now available for
members
 Work on a version 2 of the portal (to
integrate some features as result of
feedback from Members) has started.
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Policies Recently ratified
Policy
Status
Policy Development Process
Ratified
Global ASN policy (IANA RIR)
Ratified
Global Policy for the Allocation of the
Remaining IPv4 Address Space (V.1)
Withdrawn
IPv6 ULA-Central
Discussion
End Policy for IANA IPv4 allocations to RIRs Withdrawn
Global Policy for the Allocation of the
Remaining IPv4 Address Space V.2
Discussion
(new)
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IPv6, what Interest for ccTLDs
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Contents
 What is IPv6
 IPv6 vs. IPv4
 What is new in IPv6
 IPv6 and Internet Services
 Why to act now
 Where to go from here?
 Conclusion
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What is IPv6
 It is not a new Internet
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It is just a new protocol for Internet working
Defined to encompass addressing limitations of IPv4.
Defined taking into account the 20 years experience of
IPv4 usage.
 Hence there is no target DAY for moving to IPv6 or
starting to use IPv6.
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The transition will be a continuous process that will
last for a few years.
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IPv6 vs IPv4 (1)
 Number of possible identifiers:
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IPv4: 32 bits addressing possibility (232=4 Milliards)
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IPv6: 128 bits addressing possibility (2128)
2128 = 3.4x1038 = 1028/ per habitant (in theory)
= 200,000 billions of networks (248)
= 16 billion of billions / habitant (264)
Public topology
32 bits
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/48
64 bits
Interface ID
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Some new features in IPv6
 Plug and Play (auto-configuration):
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Another mechanism, other than DHCP is provided in IPv6 to allow
auto-configuration of devices (based on Neighbor Discovery).
 Communications security
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True Point-to-point (NO NAT)
Authentication and privacy
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Header extensions (ESP and AH)
 Mobility:
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Mobility is now integrated in the protocol. It allows devices to move
from a physical infrastructure to another while continuing to
communicate in a very transparent way.
 Packet differentiation:
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Header extension ‘Destination options’ allow to explicitly define how
the destination device should process the packet(s)
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IPv6 and ccTLD
 ccTLD/domain naming system support for IPv6 is critical for the use of
the protocol.
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Names need to resolve IPv6 addresses and ability to add glues Record
Name servers need to accept & and answer IPv6 requests.
Registration system need to support IPv6 clients.
 ICANN authorized quad A records in root servers (important milestone
for domain name system support to IPv6).
 Most key applications for Internet services provision have been
updated to support IPv6:
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Bind (DNS), Apache, Sendmail, postfix, vsftp, Nagios, etc…
 No ccTLD in Africa allow quad record yet (CO.ZA, .KE?)
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Why to act now
 IPv4 exhaustion
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Several analysis show that this will happen in the coming
3 to 4 years:
 http://www.afrinic.net/news/ipv4_exhaustion.htm
 http://www.potaroo.net/tools/ipv4/index.html
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Earlier we start planning and preparing easier and
cheaper it will be to move
 The future of the Internet is likely to be based on
broadband and Human networking (mobile
equipments and ubicuous networking etc..)
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Why to act now (2/2)
 We need not be the latest to embrace this new
protocol.
 The trend of the technology evolution in our region
call for a particular attention to IPv6 to be at the forth
front of tomorrow’s network.
 IPv6 gives us a unique opportunity develop a new
generation of application that use some features of
IPv6 (security and mobility for instance) to position
ourselves on the global market.
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IPv6 and e-Traiding
 E-business:
 a concept that represents the execution of real-time
business processes with the assistance of Internet
technologies.
 What is the link between network functionality (ISO
layer 3) and e-trading applications (ISO layer 7)?
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How can we integrate IPv6 functionalities to improve etrading applications.
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How can we ensure smooth IPv4  IPv6 application
level transition.
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IPv6 and e-Trading
 IPv6 offers the possibility today to move from device
networks to human networks.
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Increased possibility to connect multiple utility devices
with personal Identification (IPv6 address?).
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Improved transaction security possibilities.
 Point-to-point secured transactions (risk limitation)
 Possibility to add IP Identifier to Electronic
Authentication Certificate (extension to X.509)
 Portability of IP Universal Identifier with Mobile IP?
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What next?
 More than anywhere else we have to look closely at IPv6 and
implement our Networking solutions taking into account the
evolution of the Internet Protocol.
 We have to make sure that all applications we are using or
planning to use are IPv6 ready and made to allow a smooth
transition from an end-user perspective.
 Assess your network infrastructure starting now to make sure
your are ready for IPv6.
 Doing that will avoid costly reengineering later.
 Request your IPv6 Block from AfriNIC and announce it.
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IPv6 and AfriNIC
 AfriNIC has taken into account the importance IPv6
has on the future of the Internet particularly in Africa.
 Some Initiatives on IPv6 awareness.
 Launch an aggressive IPv6 training plan (15 Training
sessions since 2005 in different locations)
 Launch an integrated project for IPv6 awareness
(6mandela).
 Simplify the IPv6 allocation policies in Africa. (e.g.
Free of charge allocation to LIRs, very simplified
requirements for allocation .. etc)
 Lunch an IPv6 resource page
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IPv6 and AfriNIC (2/2)
 AfriNIC partner with other organisation for 6deploy
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Support of EU policy to IPv6 deployment (€1‘000‘000, 13 partners)
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Encourage the coordination between National and pan-European
initiatives, by offering IPv6 training and supporting IPv6 deployment
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Organize workshops for the e-Infrastructure community on the benefits
of IPv6 for e-Infrastructures.
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Support commercial and research IPv6 deployments worldwide
(especially in Europe); exchanging experiences and best practices
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Maintain all the training material and the 2 (3) remote testbeds from
6DISS (including the e-learning course, supplemented with more subtitles
in other languages)
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IPv6 allocation growth
• Since IPv6 is one of our priority, we are paying
particular attention to its allocation growth.
• Announcement rate: 18 (34.62%) networks are currently
correctly announced.
• Our goal is now to increase our support to Operators to
announce and use their prefixes.
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Conclusion
 IPv6 is Now not tomorrow
 IPv6 is a significant improvement of the network core protocol towards a
better business tool.
 The earlier we integrate IPv6 support into our development plan, the
cheaper it will be! … So no time for hesitation just move…
 Let be ready to maximize the advantage of this evolution of the Internet
core.
 ccTLDs also have a leading role to play for IPv6 adoption. Among others
by:
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Raising awareness among your users.
Requesting you equipment vendors to provide you IPv6 ready only equipments.
Participate/contribute to the global debate around IPv6 with our local
specificities and challenges.
Allow your registrants to register domain with IPv6 ready servers
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Next Public Policy Meetings
31 may – 6 June 2008
08 - 12 November 2008
Rabat, Morocco
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Back to back with AfNOG and
INET’Africa meeting
Back to back with the 4th Africa
IPv6 Day
Thank You
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