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Adopting the Next-Gen Internet Protocol: Deploying IPv6 for Uber Engineering

27 April 2017 / Global
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Figure 1: Uber coverage spans hundreds of cities and six continents, as depicted by the blue dots on the map.
Figure 2: The map above showcases IPv6 deployment capabilities by country worldwide. (Courtesy of APNIC)
Figure 3: High-level Uber network topology is composed of multiple clusters which are connected to an edge backbone network.
Figure 4: The IPv4 architecture follows a 1:1 unblocking network model.
Jean He

Jean He

Jean He is a Senior Staff Network Engineer at Uber. She has led, drove, and contributed to the technology roadmap, architecture, and design of Uber’s data center, backbone, and cloud network infrastructure to provide cost-effective, reliable, and optimal production network foundation to serve Uber business across the world. In the last two years, she has led the hybrid network architecture serving the rewrite of the Fulfillment architecture.

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