6pilot is a platform for application and popularization of IPv6 initiated by CNNIC, dedicated to the research, test and popularization of next generation Internet (IPv6) technology, business, and application. Adhering to the principle of “Internet promotes application, and application promotes research”, 6pilot will encourage cooperation among participants of Internet industry chain including research institutes, ISPs, ICPs, manufactures of Internet device, and application developers. 6pilot aims at building a win-win cooperative promotion platform for open exchanges and application validation, and providing incentives to the transition process to IPv6.
　　6pilot, by connecting with the backbone networks such as CSTNET, CERNET, China Telecom, China Mobile, and China Unicom, provides the best experiences and services with respect to Internet exchange and application evaluation for IPv6 users, giving powerful stimulus to the evolution of China’s next generation Internet in terms of application practice.
　　6pilot will provide experimental access to IPv6, application evaluation platform for IPv6, as well as technology consultation and training of IPv6 to ISPs, ICPs, manufactures of networking devices, and application developers, so as to boost the researches, tests and popularization of Ipv6 network, business and application. 6pilot collects and displays different IPv6 applications, from scientific and technical fields to people’s real life. It is believed that by virtue of the joint efforts of parties in the Internet industry, these applications will transcend experiments and be applied for commercial purposes, contributing to the leap-frog development of IPv6in China.