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TRAI recommends transition from IPv4 to IPv6

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NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today issued recommendations to the government on transition from IPv4 to IPpv6.

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In a letter addressed to the Department of Information Technology (DIT), TRAI has recommended the government to encourage IPv6 deployment in the country. According to TRAI the existing version of Internet protocol, IPv4 is considered to be lagging behind in meeting the increased demand of IP addresses and support for quality of service, mobility and security.

In the letter addressed to Secretary DIT, Brijesh Kumar TRAI suggested that IPv6, which is the next generation Internet protocol, has capacity to expand the available address space on the Internet enormously in addition to providing better support for quality of service, mobility support and security. It said that the definition of IP address mentioned in ISP license was to be amended to enable 128 bits to be used as needed for IPv6 based addressing, in place of 32 bits at present.

“Many developing countries of Asia Pacific region are engaging in large-scale deployment of IPv6, but in our country the uptake of IPv6 is not satisfactory and hence some policy initiatives are required to accelerate the policy. The migration to IPv6 is considered necessary in view of fast expanding Internet usage and increased demand on the IP address space,” TRAI stated.

It also suggested that the usage of IPv6 in applications pertaining to e-governance to be mandated, so that headstart is taken for IPv6 deployments. According to TRAI government should also mandate IPv6 compatibility in its own procurement of IT systems and networks.

TRAI had put up draft recommendation on its website for the comments of various stakeholders on this subject. After taking into account the comments submitted by various stakeholders on draft recommendations TRAI finalized its recommendations, pertaining to policy initiatives required for expediting the IPv6 migration in the country. TRAI had issued a consultation paper on 'Issues Related to Transition from IPv4 to IPv6 in India' in August 2005.

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