<s>
The	B-Protocol
China	I-Protocol
Next	I-Protocol
Generation	I-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
(	O
CNGI	B-Protocol
)	O
(	O
)	O
project	O
is	O
an	O
ongoing	O
plan	O
for	O
the	O
accelerated	O
rollout	O
and	O
application	O
of	O
the	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
protocol	O
nationwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
author	O
from	O
the	O
China	O
Academy	O
of	O
Information	O
and	O
Communications	O
Technology	O
(	O
CAICT	O
)	O
summarized	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
protocol	O
as	O
"	O
not	O
yet	O
the	O
whole	O
of	O
the	O
next-generation	O
Internet	O
"	O
but	O
merely	O
the	O
beginning	O
and	O
a	O
platform	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
China	O
has	O
aimed	O
for	O
widespread	O
deployment	O
in	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
,	O
5G	O
,	O
Internet	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
(	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
the	O
testing	O
of	O
autonomous	O
self	O
driving	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
which	O
requires	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
and	O
why	O
the	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
rollout	O
is	O
highly	O
valued	O
as	O
it	O
provides	O
near	O
limitless	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
and	O
can	O
accommodate	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
rapid	O
growth	O
in	O
new-age	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Viktorija	O
Ratomske	O
,	O
an	O
expert	O
at	O
IPXO	O
,	O
the	O
advantage	O
of	O
having	O
a	O
'	O
single	O
stack	O
 '	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
network	O
for	O
China	O
is	O
that	O
"	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
exceeds	O
IPv4	B-Protocol
in	O
complexity	O
and	O
efficiency	O
,	O
allowing	O
smoother	O
overall	O
network	O
connectivity	O
and	O
simpler	O
network	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
enables	O
much	O
greater	O
connection	O
speeds	O
,	O
as	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
traffic	O
does	O
n’t	O
need	O
to	O
pass	O
through	O
carrier	O
NAT	O
systems	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
unlike	O
IPv4	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
new	O
protocol	O
has	O
an	O
integrated	O
IPsec	B-Protocol
feature	O
which	O
is	O
deemed	O
much	O
safer	O
,	O
can	O
run	O
end-to-end	O
encryption	O
and	O
prevents	O
third	O
parties	O
from	O
gathering	O
data	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
secured	O
network	O
nationwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
China	O
's	O
office	O
of	O
the	O
Central	O
Committee	O
for	O
Cybersecurity	O
and	O
Information	O
announced	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
traffic	O
share	O
to	O
50	O
percent	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2023	O
and	O
to	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
70	O
percent	O
traffic	O
share	O
and	O
reach	O
800	O
million	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
addresses	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2025	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
phasing	O
out	O
IPv4	B-Protocol
and	O
replacing	O
it	O
completely	O
with	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
technology	O
by	O
around	O
2030	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
brochure	O
entitled	O
"	O
CNGI-CERNET2/61X	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
CNGI	B-Protocol
effort	O
's	O
key	O
tasks	O
were	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
IPv6	B-Protocol
was	O
selected	O
as	O
key	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
United	O
States	O
has	O
almost	O
one	O
third	O
of	O
the	O
theoretical	O
maximum	O
IPv4	B-Protocol
addresses	O
(	O
about	O
4.3	O
billion	O
[	O
255^4	O
-	O
19M ]	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
China	O
has	O
more	O
high-speed	O
Internet	O
users	O
than	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
largest	O
Internet	O
user	O
base	O
of	O
any	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
CNGI	B-Protocol
effort	O
comprises	O
six	O
nationwide	O
backbone	B-General_Concept
networks	O
and	O
39	O
GigaPOPs	O
(	O
Gigapop	O
is	O
short	O
for	O
gigabit	O
point-of-presence	O
,	O
an	O
access	O
point	O
to	O
Internet2	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
extends	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
footprint	O
to	O
over	O
20	O
major	O
cities	O
and	O
over	O
300	O
academic	O
,	O
industrial	O
,	O
and	O
government	O
research	O
campuses	O
within	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
backbones	B-General_Concept
are	O
commercial	O
(	O
operated	O
by	O
China	O
Telecom	O
,	O
China	O
Unicom	O
,	O
China	O
Netcom/CSTNET	O
,	O
China	O
Mobile	O
,	O
and	O
China	O
Railcom	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
academic	O
research	O
network	O
operated	O
by	O
CERNET	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
CNGI-CERNET2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNGI	B-Protocol
also	O
encompasses	O
two	O
exchange	O
points	O
(	O
IX	O
)	O
in	O
Beijing	O
(	O
named	O
CNGI-6IX	O
)	O
and	O
Shanghai	B-Device
for	O
interconnecting	O
these	O
backbones	B-General_Concept
and	O
for	O
international	O
links	O
to	O
APAN	O
(	O
Asia	O
Pacific	O
Advanced	O
Network	O
)	O
,	O
GEANT	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Internet2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
China	O
showcased	O
CNGI	B-Protocol
and	O
the	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
network	O
infrastructure	O
at	O
the	O
2008	O
Olympics	O
in	O
Beijing	O
for	O
the	O
website	O
www.beijing2008.cn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
launching	O
of	O
the	O
domain	O
ipv6.beijing2008.cn	O
was	O
witnessed	O
by	O
officials	O
from	O
Tsinghua	O
University	O
,	O
the	O
CERNET	O
,	O
the	O
Technology	O
Department	O
of	O
the	O
Beijing	O
Organizing	O
Committee	O
for	O
the	O
Olympic	O
Games	O
and	O
Sohu.com	O
.	O
</s>
