Martin J. Levy , Hurricane Electric

Abstract

 

IPv6 traffic levels have been the subject of discussions andreports at various networking conferences. Alas none of these previoustalks have addressed real traffic levels within an operational globalIPv6 backbone.

This talk reviews IPv6 traffic levels within the Hurricane Electric backbone; shows where IPv6 peering works (and doesn't work). The data is being collected throughout the backbone and will be presented in this talk.

But does traffic measurements matter? Is that the most important measurement we have on backbones? Maybe it's less quantitative and more qualitative. IPv6 readiness is maybe more important than the traffic levels. This talk will compare the importance of IPv6 traffic levels and IPv6 readiness.

The inclusion of IPv6 packets within the traffic mix may well be coming from the same applications and could just be a substitute for existing IPv4 packets; vs. created via new applications. At the backbone level; the talk describes why it's more important to be ready for any traffic, immaterial of

IPv6 or IPv4 protocol choice.

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