[[IP] Intriguing Progress of China's IPv9 Network Technology]

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From ChinaTechNews.com:

China's New Generation Of IPv9 Network Technology Ready

July 2, 2004
At the New Generation Internet Ten-Digit Network Industrialization &
Development Seminar held on June 25th at Zhejiang University, it was
announced that China's Internet technology, IPv9, had been formally
adapted
and popularized into the civil and commercial sectors.

After ten years of research and development, IPv9 will be used on
projects
with the National Safety Defense System, National Digital TV Network,
IPv9
network experimental programs and many other organizations.

http://www.chinatechnews.com/index.php?action=show&type=news&id=1405

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Stephen Griffiths, MD Wonderwerx (www.wonderwerx.com)

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China's New Generation Of IPv9 Network Technology Ready

At the New Generation Internet Ten-Digit Network Industrialization &
Development Seminar held on June 25th at Zhejiang University, it was
announced that China's Internet technology, IPv9, had been formally
adapted
and popularized into the civil and commercial sectors.

This has nothing to do with April Fool's jokes.

http://www.tianyigroup.com/group_e/company3.htm

On the other hand, the China Communications
Standards Association doesn't seem to have any
info on IPv9 but it has lots of stuff about IPv4
and IPv6.

My guess it's some independent initiative like
Realnames. http://searchenginewatch.com/sereport/article.php/2164841
And will likely meet with the same success.

--Michael Dillon

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From ChinaTechNews.com:

China's New Generation Of IPv9 Network Technology Ready

http://www.iana.org/assignments/version-numbers

8<-------------------------------
Assigned Internet Version Numbers

Decimal Keyword Version References
------- ------- ------- ----------
    0 Reserved [JBP]
  1-3 Unassigned [JBP]
    4 IP Internet Protocol [RFC791,JBP]
    5 ST ST Datagram Mode [RFC1190,JWF]
    6 IPv6 Internet Protocol version 6 [RFC1752]
    7 TP/IX TP/IX: The Next Internet [RXU]
    8 PIP The P Internet Protocol [PXF]
    9 TUBA TUBA [RXC]
10-14 Unassigned [JBP]
   15 Reserved [JBP]
------------------------------->8

IPv9 is TUBA, thus the "IPv9" they are talking about is not an
"Internet Protocol" as the general population knows it.
(Yes, IPv5 is 'ST' which is why we got IPv6 now :wink:

Next to that CERNET2 is running fully on IPv6, that one from the IETF :wink:
See http://genkai.info/2003-1031/IPv6-development-in-China.ppt

Thus I wonder which 'journalist' wrote this one up :wink:
It's July 2nd, not April 1st or is this correct on the chinese calender? :slight_smile:

"So far, China is the only country in the world that has consolidated
domain names, IP addresses and MAC addresses into ten-digit text files."

You gotta love that one. Also... 10 digits, hmm
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ch.html
8<----------
Population: 1,298,847,624 (July 2004 est)
---------->8

They really are not talking about a protocol for the internet or
whatever else. With 10 digits they can't even give a single IP to
every person _currently_ in China....

Funny journalism, but no cigar...

Greets,
Jeroen

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[...]

From ChinaTechNews.com:

China's New Generation Of IPv9 Network Technology Ready

July 2, 2004
At the New Generation Internet Ten-Digit Network Industrialization &
Development Seminar held on June 25th at Zhejiang University, it was
announced that China's Internet technology, IPv9, had been formally
adapted
and popularized into the civil and commercial sectors.

Hmmm... IPv9 born again?
http://rfc.net/rfc1606.html

[...]

/Timo

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Timo Mohre wrote:

Hmmm... IPv9 born again?
http://rfc.net/rfc1606.html

this seems to be a new (and possibly hot air) product though, rather than rehashing of an old joke.

though, what's surprising is who's going to deploy this "ipv9" across all the networks they say they'll deploy it.

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It may be just me, but the choice of version number
makes me think that Jim Fleming may be involved in this.

Regards
Marshall Eubanks