Singapore: IPv6 status

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Singapore IPv6 status

• By
• A/Prof. Bu-Sung Lee
• SingAREN Application Manager

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Internet drivers

• Government
• Network Research institutes/centers
• Industries

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Government

• Infocomm Development Authority(iDA)
• Responsible for leading Singapores drive towards
  the healthy growth of the infocomm industry.
  (www.ida.gov.sg)
• National Science and Technology Board
• Responsible for driving the growth of research
  and technology. (www.nstb.gov.sg)

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iDA organisation

• Policy and Regularity
• On-line development
• Infocomm Development
• Technology group
• Government System group

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NSTB

• Growing Technopreneurial Business
• Developing a conducive environment
• Promoting Finance and Development
• Developing Manpower for RD
• Establishing International Linkages
• Strengthening the Technology Infrastructure

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Network Research Institutes

• Kent Ridge Digital Lab.
• Center for Wireless Communication
• Center for Internet research
• Network Technology Research Center

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SingAREN

• started in 1998
• Sponsored by NSTB and iDA
• Supported by NTU, NUS and KRDL
• Goal
• Link Singapore research community into the Global
  Internet research community
• Promote and facility the deployment of next
  generation broadband and Internet technology

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SingAREN IPv6 connectivity
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SingAREN IPv6 projects

• STORM by NTRC
• APAN IPv6 characterisation (NTRC, KT,
  NTT(Malaysia))
• IPv4 to IPv6 translator (CiR)
• IPv6 Multimedia multicast (NTRC, NTU)
• Ipv6 protocol stack tuning (CWC)

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Industry

• ISP
• Cyberway, Pacific Internet, Singnet, etc
• Mobile
• M1, SingTel
• Others
• Deutsch Telecom, 3ui

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Round-up of IPv6 status in Singapore

• Mostly in the RD community
• Industry has expressed interest
• iDA has put it as one of the technology to
  monitor
• CWC is focusing on mobile IPv6
• SingAREN the main driving force for IPv6