IPv6 Deployment Status in Malaysia

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IPv6 Deployment Status in Malaysia

• Deployment Status and Scenario in Asia Pacific
  Countries/Region
• Mr Mahizzan Mohd Fadzil
• 1st Global IPv6 Summit in Asia Pacific
• Concurrent with APRICOT2003, Taipei
• 19-28 February 2003

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MIMOS

• Established in 1985.
• Main focus is on applied R D in ICT
  Microelectronics.
• Experimented with Internet in 1987.
• Commercialized the Internet in 1992
• Corporatised in 1996
• MIMOS operates its major businesses through SBUs
  or subsidiaries -
• MySEM - MIMOS Semiconductor Business
• MSCSB - MIMOS Smart Computing PC Business
• JARING - MIMOS Internet Services
• MIMOS is also a partner in a JV initiative in an
  associate company operating as a CA - DigiCERT SB

JARING (initially termed as Joint Advanced
Research Integrated Networking project) is
Malaysia's first and main gateway to Internet
access, developed and managed by MIMOS.
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
1986-1991 1992-1996 1997- 2002
Expansion
Commercialization

• Rolled out the first UUCP based network in
  Malaysia among Universities
• Used dialup telephone lines (PSTN), packet switch
  network (X.25) and analogue leased lines
• Primarily for research and education
• The 15th country in the world to managed its own
  TLD (.MY)

• First international satellite leased circuit (64
  kbps) installed in 1992
• Upgraded to T1 (1.5 Mbps) in 1994.
• Expanded to major towns in the whole of Malaysia
• Got the first ISP licence
• Introduced 4-digit short code for PSTN

• Installed the first T3 line in conjunction with
  INET97
• Government grants 6 more Tier 1 ISP License
• IDC Business expands
• Multiple STM-1 Circuits outbound
• Broadband Services introduced (DSL,Wireless)

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Internet Growth in Malaysia
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Melting Pot of IPv6 Malaysia
Regulator and Policy Makers
Operational Expertise
MCMC MECM
Regulators and Policy Makers guiding and
promoting the adoption of good technologies
while facilitating and incentifying the industry
for growth and national development
Service Providers testing the assimilation of
technologies and Deployment issues. Sharing
common problems while testing new areas of
technology relevant to its own organizational
strength
ISPs and Industry Players
Individuals , Consumers and Manufacturer
R D Laboratory
Research Institute undertake and dwell into finer
issues of the Protocol and the enhancement of its
features
Universities and Research Institute
Handheld Joe Public
Ideas and Research Contribution in the use and
adoption of New Devices and equipment while
leveraging on IPv6
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Industry Perspective

• There are currently 6 Main Tier 1 based ISP
• All except one are Telecommunication Service
  Provider.
• They are TMNet, TIMENET, CELCOM, MAXIS, DIGI and
  JARING
• Almost all Service Providers are exploring IPv6
  to varying degrees.
• JARING, MAXIS, CELCOM and NTT MSC is actively
  participating and undertaking trials.
• To date JARING and NTT MSC has been allocated
  IPv6 Production IP Address and can provide IPv6
  Services

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Industry - Projects
JARING MANIS

• Implementing IPv6 Research Test bed
• Developed and launch IPv6 Tunnel Broker Service
• Testing IPv6 application and services
• Testing and deploying IPv6 Migration/Transition
  Tools

http//manis.net.my/
NTT/MSC ArcNet6

• IPv6 enabled devices testing and evaluation
• IPv6 commercial transition techniques and issues

http//www.arcnet6.net.my/
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Research Perspective

• Malaysia has more then 20 Government Funded
  Universities and Research Institute Undertaking
  some form of ICT RD
• Four Centers which are actively spearheading RD
  Activities in IPv6 Research are Science
  University of Malaysia based in Penang,
  University Putra Malaysia in KL, Multimedia
  University in Cyber Jaya and University of Malaya
  in Kuala Lumpur.
• MIMOS RD focuses on Technology Assimilation and
  Deployment issues.
• The Science University of Malaysia (USM) leads
  several IPv6 Project in Network Monitoring and
  etc and under the auspicious sponsorship of
  APAN-MY.

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Research - Projects
Science University of Malaysia (USM/AI3)
http//www.usm.my/

• Development of IPv6 Video Conferencing
• Testing of IPv6 over Satellite Connectivity
• Network Monitoring and Management tool for IPv6
• IPv6 Host Name Registration Algorithm, ietf draft

University Putra Malaysia (UPM)
http//www.upm.edu.my/

• Internet Protocol version 6 over ATM
• Reliable and Scalable Multicast Communication in
  Real Time Collaborative Systems

Multimedia University (MMU)
http//www.mmu.edu.my/

• IPv6 Routing Table Lookup Study and
  Implementation
• Performance analysis for IPv6 and IPv4

University Malaya (UM)
http//www.cc.um.edu.my/

• Mobile IPv6 Network Simulation Tools

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Government and Regulatory

• Governance of the Communication Service in
  Malaysia is under the CMA (1998)
• The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia
  Commission (MCMC) is actively spearheading the
  promotion and ensuring that the consumers enjoy a
  satisfactory Communication Services at an
  affordable pricing while promoting the adoption
  of new technologies
• In the promotion of new technologies, the MCMC
  has indicated and possibly exploring incentives
  scheme for industry in the use of new
  technologies (such as IPv6)
• The regulators have also indicated their
  seriousness by actively participating in industry
  discussions and have sought feedbacks from
  industry in the IPv6 Adoption.

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Concluding Remarks

• The growth potential of Internet Penetration in
  Malaysia is growing
• Internet Technology and its corresponding
  application will run our lives - we need to
  embrace it
• Malaysia is embracing IPv6 and is still an infant
  in Global IPv6 Community
• We need to create greater awareness and promote
  the development of applications using IPv6 as a
  platform of choice
• We hope to achieve this by organizing and hosting
  a IPv6 Forum in Malaysia in Q3/Q4

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Thank You

• Contact - mahizzan_at_jaring.my