Title :
The Transition to IPv6, Part 1: 4over6 for the China Education and Research Network
Author :
JianpingWu ; Yong Cui ; Xing Li ; Metz, Coert
Author_Institution :
Tsinghua Univ., Beijing
Abstract :
Researchers at the Tsinghua University in Beijing propose a mechanism for letting IPv4 networks communicate with each other across an IPv6 backbone via a Border- Gateway Protocol (BGP)-based control plane for advertising tunnels and lPv4 network prefixes. They´ve deployed a prototype implementation on the native lPv6 China Education and Research Network 2 (CERNet2) backbone as the major part of the China Next-Generation Internet (CNGI) project, using current packet-encapsulation technology and an extension of BGP, and the IETF is currently considering their 4over6 mechanism as well
Keywords :
IP networks; internetworking; transport protocols; CNGI project; China Next-Generation Internet; IPv4 network; IPv6 network; border-gateway protocol; packet-encapsulation technology; Educational institutions; Encapsulation; IP networks; Large-scale systems; Multiprotocol label switching; Prototypes; Routing; Spine; Tunneling; Web and internet services; 4over6; BGP; Border-Gateway Protocol; CERNet2; China; IPv6;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIC.2006.67
