SRRC Launches Public Consultation On IPv6 Protocol Capability Testing For Wireless LAN Devices

On May 26, 2023, the Radio Administration of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China issued the "Notice of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Matters Relating to the Testing of the Ability of Wireless LAN Devices to Support IPv6 Protocol in Type Approval (Draft for Public Comments)".
The main points are as follows:
1. The production or import of wireless LAN equipment with IPv6 address allocation function sold and used in China shall apply to the state radio administration agency and obtain the type approval certificate in accordance with the relevant provisions. The equipment shall comply with the "Notice on Strengthening and Standardization of Radio Management in the 2400 MHz, 5100 MHz and 5800 MHz Frequency Bands" and other relevant provisions of radio management requirements.
2.IPv6 wireless LAN equipment shall support and enable IPv6 address allocation function by default and specify IPv6 configuration in the product manual; whether IPv6 address allocation function is enabled or not shall be determined by users.
3. Basic telecom operators shall support and encourage users to access the Internet through IPv6 wireless LAN devices, while existing IPv4 wireless LAN devices can still access the Internet normally.
4. Starting from October 15, 2023, the application for type approval shall be executed in accordance with the technical requirements and test methods listed in this notice.
All parties concern can submit comments and suggestions before June 26, 2023.
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