| MumbaiTRAI today issued its recommendations on Transition
from IPv4 to IPv6 in India’. After receiving comments from stakeholders
on consultation paper and completing Open House Discussions at Bangalore
and Delhi, TRAI had issued the draft recommendations to solicit the
comments of stakeholders. Based on the responses received on the draft
recommendations, TRAI finalised its recommendations on the subject
for forwarding to the Government.
Recommendations :-
The salient features of TRAI’s draft recommendations are as
follows:
(i) Definition of IP address mentioned in ISP licence needs to
be amended to enable 128 bits to be used as needed for IPv6 based
addressing, in place of 32 bits at present.
(ii) The usage of IPv6 in the platforms/applications pertaining
to
e-governance to be mandated, so that headstart is taken for IPv6
deployments. The Govt. should also mandate IPv6 compatibility in
its own procurement of IT systems and networks.
(iii) Workshops and seminars to bring awareness about IPv6 and its
benefits for service providers and end-users community should be
conducted through Govt. agencies.
(iv) Establishment of National Internet Registry (NIR) in the country,
within the framework of APNIC, the Regional Internet Registry, utilizing
the existing setup of National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI).
(v) Enlargement of the existing IPv6 test bed of ERNET to make it
countrywide and accessible to all interested parties.
(vi) Upgradation of NIXI as a national testbed for IPv6 & interconnection
among its various nodes to provide access to all ISPs.
(vii) Encouragement to TEC, CDOT, and CDAC to set up the IPv6 testbeds
through Govt.’s funding.
The detailed recommendations are available on TRAI’s website
at:
www.trai.gov.in.
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