e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries. 9th International Conference, AFRICOMM 2017, Lagos, Nigeria, December 11-12, 2017, Proceedings

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Measuring IPv6 Adoption in Africa

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-98827-6_32,
        author={Ioana Livadariu and Ahmed Elmokashfi and Amogh Dhamdhere},
        title={Measuring IPv6 Adoption in Africa},
        proceedings={e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries. 9th International Conference, AFRICOMM 2017, Lagos, Nigeria, December 11-12, 2017, Proceedings},
        proceedings_a={AFRICOMM},
        year={2018},
        month={8},
        keywords={IPv6 adoption African Internet},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-319-98827-6_32}
    }
    
  • Ioana Livadariu
    Ahmed Elmokashfi
    Amogh Dhamdhere
    Year: 2018
    Measuring IPv6 Adoption in Africa
    AFRICOMM
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-98827-6_32
Ioana Livadariu1,*, Ahmed Elmokashfi1,*, Amogh Dhamdhere2,*
  • 1: Simula Research Laboratory
  • 2: CAIDA/UCSD
*Contact email: ioana@simula.no, ahmed@simula.no, amogh@caida.org

Abstract

With the current IPv4 scarcity problem, deploying IPv6 is becoming increasingly important. This paper provides a first look at the state of IPv6 deployment in Africa. Using BGP routing data, we assess various aspects of IPv6 adoption. We find that, although most African countries suffer a deficit in IPv4 addresses, only 20% of African autonomous systems advertise IPv6 prefixes. IPv6 adoption is strong in Southern and Eastern Africa and weak elsewhere.