IPv6 Status in Korea

1. IPv6 Status in Korea Billy MH Cheon cmh@nic.or.kr Korea Network Information Center

2. Overview • Why IPv6 in Korea ? • Motive Power of Korea IPv6 • Summary Oversight of IPv6 in KR Ⅰ • - Driving System • Summary Oversight of IPv6 in KR Ⅱ • - Activities Status • ISP Movement on IPv6 in KR • Ongoing Plan for IPv6

3. WHY IPv6 in Korea ? • Tremendous Internet Growth in Korea • Rapidly Increasing Internet Users • Almost Half of Population (About 26 Million) • Overcome Existing Weak Points • Address, Bandwidth, QoS etc • Governmental Drive for Next Generation Internet • More Stable & Speedy Internet Realization • Acquisition of Competitive Power in Internet Industry

4. Motive Power for Korea IPv6 • Introduction of 6BONE in Korea (1996) • Establishment of IPv6 Forum Korea • (Mar. 2000) • Establishment Plan of Next Generation Internet Infrastructure through IPv6 by Korea Government (Feb. 2001) • Collaboration on New IPv6 Promotion Plan (2002) • Collaboration among MIC/ETRI/NCA/KRNIC

5. Summary Oversight of IPv6 in KR • Driving System ETRI TTA Tech Development Standardization Private Sector GOVERNMENT Private Sector Application Development Address Management NCA KIRNIC

6. Summary Oversight of IPv6 in KR • Ministry of Information & Communication • Official Announcement for IPv6 on Feb. 2001 by MIC (Roadmap for IPv6) • Create the Environment to Introduce IPv6 • Develop IPv6-Applied High Speed Internet Equipments • IPv6 Address Allocation Policy • Migration to IPv6 with 4 Phases • Korean Government Preparation of New IPv6 project on 2003 • IPv6 Promotion project – about US$ 10 Million

7. Summary Oversight of IPv6 in KR • IPv6 Promotion Project • Development of NGI Technology for IPv6-Based Wired & Wireless Internet • Encouragement of IPv6 to All-IP Wireless Network • Development & Promotion of IPv6 Application Services • Promotion of Standardization for NGI • Development & Operation of Internet Registry Service

8. Summary Oversight of IPv6 in KR • Electronic Telecommunication Research Institute • IPv6 Standardization through IETF • Joint/Cooperative Research with Europe • 6WINIT, 6NET • KRv6 Project • 6TALK Project : Developing the IPv6 Transition Strategies and Translation Technologies • 6ANTS Project : Developing the IPv6-based Auto-configuration Networking Technologies • 6NEAT Project : Developing the IPv6 network infrastructure and NGI Applications

9. Summary Oversight of IPv6 in KR • National Computerization Agency • Promotion and Development of the IPv6 Application Services • IPv6-Based VoIP • IPv6-Based Multicast etc • IPv6 Network Trials • 6NGIX(IPv6 Next Generation Internet eXchange) • First IPv6 Exchange Point in Korea (Oct. 2001~) • 6KANet(IPv6 Korea Advanced Network) • IPv6 access network for Public Organizations • (http://www.ngi.or.kr)

10. Summary Oversight of IPv6 in KR

11. Summary Oversight of IPv6 in KR • Telecommunication Technology Association • Establishment of Test & Authentication of IPv6 Equipments to Promote Use in KR • International Cooperation for Authentication • Korea Network Information Center • Establishment of Clean NGI Culture • Systematical Management of IPv6 Address • Whois Information Actualization from Beginning • .KR DNS Research for IPv6 • Governmental Project of 2003

12. ISP Movement on IPv6 in KR • 16 ISPs Hold /32 Address From APNIC • Test Network Implementation • Now, Demonstration Network for IPv6 • Hanaro Telecom • Wireless Service Near City Hall

13. Government Investment (US$ 100 Million) Government Investment Ongoing Plan for IPv6 Internet Superpower of IPv6 Era Technical Development Economic Activation Social Development

14. Thank you!!