Scenario
With the
imminent end of IPv4, it became urgent to operators and customers
to prepare their environment for migration to the new Internet
Protocol. In the specific case of operators, the main motivation
for network migration to IPv6 is business continuity, since with
the end of the address, these companies will be unable to sell
Internet access services. That was the challenge faced by one of
the largest mobile operators in the country.
Solution
To address the issue, the operator engaged the services of
PromonLogicalis for readjustment of its backbone according to the
new protocol. The telco only needed configuration services, since
the equipment purchased in the past were ready for IPv6, ensuring
investment protection.
The project was divided into two steps. At first, backbone
migration was performed to meet the needs of one of the operator’s
corporate customer. In the second phase, the focus was on the
adequacy of the entire backbone to IPv6.
Benefits
At the end of the project, the operator will have its entire
backbone migrated to the new protocol, thus ensuring the continuity
of their business, meeting the growing demand for mobile internet
services, the delivery of IPv6 networks for corporate customers and
even the creation of new products.
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