IPv6 Enhanced, Building a New Network Foundation for Digital Development
After native IP era of network reachability and MPLS era of multi-service integrated bearer, data communication networks have ushered in the IPv6 Enhanced era of automation, intelligence, and cloud-network synergy. In September 2019, China Expert Committee for Promoting Large-Scale IPv6 Deployment established the IPv6 Enhanced Technology Innovation Working Group. In October 2020, ETSI IPE Working Group was established to develop IPv6 Enhanced industry globally and enable Internet of Everything to Intelligently Connected Everything.
From: ETSI White Paper No. 35: IPv6 Best Practices, Benefits, Transition Challenges and the Way Forward
Six Dimensions of IPE
Ultra-large
Bandwidth
400GE non-blocking interconnection to accelerate computing power supply
Ubiquitous
Connectivity
E2E cross domain, one hop access to multiple clouds, Network Programmability
Deterministic
Running multiple services on one network by network slicing,provide deterministic forwarding experience
Low Latency
Intelligent traffic navigation based on latency and bandwidth ensures E2E SLA assurance, builds ms-level latency networks
Automation
In-flow detection, enabling real-time visualization of SLA quality; automatic deployment, automatic fault locating, potential fault identification
Security
Cloud, network and security integration, intelligent defense, global analysis