Scientists complete world's 1st Ipv6 router

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-08-14 11:28

The world's first IPv6 router for next generation Internet Protocol has been completed, Chinese scientists said yesterday.

A panel of 11 scientists commissioned by the Ministry of Education said the router - developed by Beijing Communications University professor Zhang Hongke and his team - is the core part of wireless/mobile IP network technology for the Internet's next generation.

The scientists, including Chen Junliang, member of the prestigious Chinese Academy of Sciences, reached the conclusion after their appraisal of the latest product.

IPv6 is based on 128-bit Internet address space and will help create a near infinite number of unique IP addresses to meet increasing global demand. Current Internet Protocol is based on 32-bit Internet address space. IPv6 is designed as a successor to the current version IPv4.

According to forecasts by the Ministry of Information Industry, Internet subscribers will skyrocket to 300 million by 2007.

A ballooning Internet user population and the growing application of intelligent electronic devices - home appliances and mobile phones - require huge amounts of IP addresses.

The breakthrough could enable China to manufacture and commercialize the IPv6 wireless/mobile router and gain an edge in the next round of international competition for network equipment.

It could have a far-reaching impact on the country's competitiveness in the IT sector and national information security.

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