[AusNOG] Telstra IPv6 Wireless Enablement - IPv6 Single Stack

[Russell Langton]

Hi AusNOG

Thank you for your on-going support.

Ipv6 Single-Stack is now rolling out for telstra.wap in VIC;

Current status;
SA/NT – Network changes completed
WA – Network changes completed
NSW – Network changes completed
VIC/TAS – Network changes currently being rolled out.
QLD – no work here as yet

We are aiming to complete before June 30 and will advise once completed.

Non-android customers using telstra.wap in SA,WA,NSW and VIC will
progressively be cutover to Ipv6 Single-Stack.
Android customers using new phones in SA,WA,NSW and VIC may start using
IPv6 Single-Stack out-of-the-box.

As always, please contact the team on
ipv6wirelessdeployment at team.telstra.com for any issues or questions.

On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 4:08 PM Russell Langton <russell3901 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> An Update with Telstra Ipv6 Single-Stack.
>
> The SA rollout has now been completed with no issues reported.
> Close monitoring of the network will continue in SA to ensure a smooth
> transition.
> We have now enabled it for a small amount of NSW nodes with further NSW
> nodes to be completed at the start of 2021.
>
> Thank you to the AusNog community for the on-going support.
>
> If any issues are seen, Please engage the team at
> ipv6wirelessdeployment at team.telstra.com
>
> On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 2:25 PM Russell Langton <russell3901 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>>
>>
>> Our original deployment for Ipv6 Single-Stack in Feb 2020 was rolled back
>> in March/April 2020 due to COVID and some minor compatibility issues.
>>
>> These compatibility issues have been resolved by our technical teams.
>>
>>
>>
>> We are now re-starting the deployment in SA in a phased approach.
>>
>> We are aiming to complete the rollout in SA by 1st of December.
>>
>>
>>
>> The scope of this change will impact non-Android devices that are using
>> the latest version of the operating system, either out of the box or
>> through an OS update.
>> It will also impact Android devices which are configured for Telstra.wap
>> and manually configured for dual-stack.
>>
>>
>>
>> If any problems are seen, Please reach out to our technical teams at
>> ipv6wirelessdeployment at team.telstra.com
>>
>>
>> <ipv6wirelessdeployment at team.telstra.com>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> <ipv6wirelessdeployment at team.telstra.com>
>>
>>
>> <ipv6wirelessdeployment at team.telstra.com>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 3:27 PM Russell Langton <russell3901 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi AusNOGgers,
>>>
>>> Following our dual-stack enablement in Aug 2016, Telstra is proud the
>>> announce the second step in our transition to IPv6 -  IPv6 Single-Stack
>>> deployment on Telstra wireless.
>>> This means shortly when you attach your mobile to Telstra.WAP APN it
>>> will only get an Ipv6 address NO Ipv4 address.
>>>
>>>  Note that the enablement is currently targeted at both pre and
>>> post-paid services.
>>>
>>> This deployment of Ipv6 Single-Stack is only for Telstra.WAP APN which
>>> is primarily used by handsets and tablets.
>>> Telstra.internet APN is primary used for dongles, BYOD tablets, modems
>>> etc. so this will remain as dual-stack.
>>>
>>>  * timeframe *
>>> We are planning to start the deployment on 10/2 and 13/2 in South
>>> Australia.
>>> Further deployments in other states are planned by the end of Feb and
>>> will be advised to the list.
>>>
>>> * device scope *
>>> Any Mobile device that is configured as Dual Stack for Telstra.wap,
>>> either default or manually configured.
>>> The scope of this change will impact devices that are using the latest
>>> version of the operating system, either out of the box or through an OS
>>> update.
>>> It will also impact Android devices which are configured for Telstra.wap
>>> and manually configured for dual-stack.
>>>
>>>  * Things to be aware of *
>>> - This is a network based solution, when it receives a dual-stack
>>> request it will only allocate a Ipv6 Address.
>>> - Services on Telstra.WAP APN will only get a Ipv6 address(No Ipv4)
>>> - This solution is using a DNS64+NAT64 setup.
>>> - If your website/content/other is advertising a AAAA Ipv6 DNS
>>> record,
>>>    => This may cause problems if your website is not 100% Ipv6
>>> - Impact to apps is expected to be limited as all apps submitted to
>>> Apple store have been DNS64/NAT64 mandated since June 1 2016.
>>>
>>>  * Basic flow *
>>> - If Alice is connecting to a website with a Ipv6 AAAA DNS record, It
>>> will be a pure Ipv6 connection.
>>> - If Alice is connecting to a website with only a A DNS record, our DNS
>>> will spoof the website address with a Well Known Prefix (WKP) so it routes
>>> to the NAT64 gateway to Ipv4 internet.
>>> - If Alice is connecting to a Ipv4 address literal(x.x.x.x), It may fail.
>>>
>>>  * Why is AusNOG hearing about this now *
>>> This is a major step in Telstra's Ipv6 journey, and with all things
>>> there will be teething issues when we launch.
>>> We are aiming to work with community forums like AusNOG and Whirlpool to
>>> ensure this is a smooth transition.
>>>
>>>   *Contacting us*
>>> For any assistance, Please refer to;
>>> For apps which appear broken, it may not support ipv6 DNS64+NAT64,
>>> contact your application support
>>> CrowdSupport -
>>> https://crowdsupport.telstra.com.au/t5/Telstra-IPv6-Wireless-Network/bd-p/IPv6
>>> or reach out directly to Telstra Ipv6 Engineering team -
>>> ipv6wirelessdeployment at team.telstra.com
>>>
>>
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