IPv9 (China)

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.

  1. ^ "Explaining China's IPv9". circleid.com. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  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.