IPv9 (China)

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In 2004, news reports emerged that China was developing a new "IPv9" technology to replace the existing Internet Protocol. This appears to have been a proposal to link Internet addressing with Chinese 10-digit telephone numbers. [1] The protocol was a research project of the Institute of Chemical Engineering (Shanghai), and there was little evidence that it gained any real-world adoption. [2]

A small number of papers and patents have been published which refer to IPv9 addressing. [3] [4] [5] [6] Proponents of the scheme say that it promotes digital sovereignty, [7] and is superior to IPv6 in that it will allow every living cell to be assigned its own IPv9 address. [8]

The Chinese IPv9 proposal is distinct from RFC 1347, [9] "TCP and UDP with Bigger Addresses (TUBA)", a proposal for network address extension using CLNP which was provisionally assigned the Internet Protocol version number 9, and RFC 1606, [10] an April Fools' Day Request for Comments that describes a fictional IPv9 protocol that featured a vast addressing space and a huge number of network layers.

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References

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  2. Leyden, John (2004-07-06). "China disowns IPv9 hype". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  3. Lai, Yufeng; Wang, Zhongsheng; Xie, Jianping; Cheng, Xiaowei (September 2019). "Research and Design of Next Generation Internet Address Coding". 2019 International Conference on Computer Network, Electronic and Automation (ICCNEA). Xi'an, China: IEEE. pp. 171–175. doi:10.1109/ICCNEA.2019.00041. ISBN   978-1-7281-3977-7. S2CID   208634010.
  4. Sun, Huai; Wang, Zhongsheng (September 2020). "Research on Shortest Routing Algorithm of IPV9". 2020 International Conference on Computer Network, Electronic and Automation (ICCNEA). Xi'an, China: IEEE. pp. 234–239. doi:10.1109/ICCNEA50255.2020.00055. ISBN   978-1-7281-7083-1. S2CID   226852023.
  5. CN 2591884,Pan, Xuezeng; Ping, Lingdi& Xie, Jianping,"New generation IPV9 protocol router",published 2003-12-10, assigned to University of Zhejiang, now expired.
  6. Chong, Jiao; Wang, Zhongsheng; Xie, Jianping; Xu, Yinqiu (September 2019). "Research on the Address Structure of Decimal Network". 2019 International Conference on Computer Network, Electronic and Automation (ICCNEA). pp. 180–185. doi:10.1109/ICCNEA.2019.00043. ISBN   978-1-7281-3977-7. S2CID   208631130.
  7. Li, Hui; Yang, Xin (2021), "Architecture of Sovereignty Network", Co-governed Sovereignty Network, Singapore: Springer Singapore, pp. 61–94, doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-2670-8_3 , ISBN   978-981-16-2669-2
  8. Yury, Halavachou; Xu, Fei (2020). "Comparison Research on Future Network Between IPv4, IPv6 and IPV9". International Journal of Advanced Network, Monitoring and Controls. 5 (1): 28–35. doi: 10.21307/ijanmc-2020-005 . ISSN   2470-8038. S2CID   216514425.
  9. "RFC 1347: TCP and UDP with Bigger Addresses (TUBA), A Simple Proposal for Internet Addressing and Routing". IETF Datatracker. 1992-06-01. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  10. "RFC 1606: A Historical Perspective On The Usage Of IP Version 9". IETF Datatracker. 1994-04-01. Retrieved 2023-04-01.

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