[AusNOG] Telstra IPv6 Wireless Enablement

Wed Aug 3 23:50:07 EST 2016

It is great to see Telstra moving to IPv6 on the mobile network. Hopefully
we see support on retail fixed line services (ADSL, cable, etc) soon too...

On 3 Aug 2016 10:48 PM, "Sunny Yeung" <xevious60 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi AusNOGgers!
>
> As a first step in our transition to IPv6, Telstra is proud to announce
> the availability of IPv6 to the general public on Telstra Wireless by the
> end of August/early September 2016. This means when you attach your mobile
> device to the Telstra network on Telstra.WAP or Telstra.Internet APNs,
> depending on your device configuration, you will receive both an IPv4 and
> IPv6 address from the network.
>
> Note that the enablement is currently targeted at post-paid services only.
>
> Some more official announcements will be provided over the next few weeks
> so keep an eye out for more information.
>
> *Overview*
>
>    - IPv6 is a new internet protocol for the future. It contains a new
>    addressing format for devices and applications to connect and communicate
>    over the global internet.
>    - Due to the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses worldwide, Telstra is
>    preparing our mobile customers by introducing IPv6 addresses for each
>    service.
>    - Telstra’s goal for activating IPv6 is to provide the same service as
>    IPv4, but with a more modern protocol which will allow for future growth of
>    the Internet, and support for future technologies such as IoT.
>    - The Long Term strategy is to use IPv6 only for the entire network
>    end-to-end.
>    - IPv6 is live on the standard Telstra.WAP and Telstra.Internet APNs.
>    Access to IPv6 requires further configuration on the user device, which
>    Telstra will provide automatically at a later date.
>
> *How much does it cost?*
>
>    - It is available at the same cost as existing IPv4 services for all
>    Telstra customers
>
> *Will IPv6 change the way I use the internet?*
>
>    - There is no direct change in usage experience.
>    - Network administrators and IT professionals who manage network
>    equipment and internet applications should start planning for using the new
>    addressing structure so that their systems and applications are also
>    accessible using IPv6 addresses.
>    - As IPv4 will be in place for many years to come across the general
>    internet, more advanced users may change to enable IPv6 at their own pace
>    over the coming 2+ years.
>
> *How will I know if I am using IPv6 or have IPv6 available?*
>
>    - Depending on if you have a device with IPv6 enabled or not, one can
>    visit ipv6.test-ipv6.com to test their IPv6 connection. This page will
>    not load if one is not using IPv6.
>
>
>
> Ok now that we’ve gotten the fluffy stuff out of the way…
>
> *What you will experience over the next few months…*
>
> The enablement will be carried out over two phases. Phase 1 is really a
> network function ready announcement and deployment for Dual-Stack support.
> This means the network is ready to carry both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic.
> Fundamentally there is no difference between the two APNs at this stage.
> This is what we will be releasing by the end of August/early September.
>
> Phase 2 is where it will get interesting. We will begin enabling
> Single-Stack IPv6 devices on Telstra.WAP, and maintaining devices that
> attach to Telstra.internet as dual-stack. There are some good reasons for
> this.
>
> 1.       Single-Stack IPv6 resolves some issues with private IPv4 address
> depletion. We will be doing this with 464XLAT+NAT64+DNS64 on telstra.wap.
> This setting is primarily targeted at handsets and tablets. We will be
> updating handsets and tablets that can support this with the updated
> carrier settings via Maintenance updates in the very near future. Almost
> all android handsets released over the last year by Telstra already
> supports 464XLAT, and it just requires a carrier setting update :)
>
> 2.       Telstra.Internet is primarily used for dongles, BYOD tablets,
> WIFI Modems and tethering etc. we have no idea what’s on the other end and
> whether it supports IPv6. So we are leaving it alone as dual-stack for the
> time being. This APN will continue to use our regular DNS with no
> NAT64/DNS64 so single-stack IPv6 users beware on this APN!
>
> Technically single-stack is working today already on Telstra.wap, and we
> are just ironing out some teething issues, but officially we are going to
> be announcing Dual-Stack support first. The network has technically been
> running with IPv6 enabled for about 3 years already, and if you didn’t
> know, VoLTE is entirely IPv6 only.
>
>
>
> *Why is AusNOG hearing this now?*
>
> Apart from being a fantastic community forum, I feel it is important that
> our technical community is aware of our changes first. As with all things
> there will be teething problems when we launch. We have already identified
> issues with IPv6 addressing interacting with some embedded wireless
> adapters and Windows 8.1. (it just fails until the interface is reset). We
> have done testing with certified Telstra equipment but we cannot possibly
> test every application / OS. So far in our testing, the network appears to
> be responding correctly to IPv4v6 requests, but we know that community
> engagement will be important on launch to keep the IPv6 momentum going. The
> last thing we want is to roll back to IPv4!
>
> To make sure we get a 2nd opinion, we have also engaged an external
> organisation to help us test, and they have been helping us with testing
> for a better part of one year already, and have reported minimal issues so
> far. I want to take an opportunity to thank APNIC for their efforts, their
> patience while we got everything up and running.
>
>
> *I want to connect now!*
> Go right ahead! just be warned official support is not yet available until
> we officially launch in a few weeks. but i'll do my best to help. First you
> need a Telstra post-paid service. You need to create a new APN in your
> device and then save it and select it:
>
>
> *Non-Mobile device:Dual-Stack*
> APN profile: telstra.internetDS
> APN name: telstra.internet
> APN type: default
> APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6
> APN roaming protocol: IPv4
>
>
> *Mobile device:*
>
> *select telstra.wap APN not any others*
> APN profile: telstra.wapv6
> APN name: telstra.wap
> APN type: default,hspl
> APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6 (you can set this to IPv6 only as well)
> APN roaming protocol: IPv4
>
> APN name: telstra.internet
> APN type: dun
> APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6
> APN roaming protocol: IPv4
>
> *Contacting us*
>
> Telstra will be creating contact points in Crowdsupport, and a special
> email address to which will be shared later where you can engage with our
> engineering team directly when required. For the meantime, I am reachable
> if you have any specific questions. We want to work with the community to
> make this a smooth transition as much as possible.
>
>
> Sunny Yeung
>
> sunny.yeung at team.telstra.com
>
>
>
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