/48 Subnet on IPv6 in Airtel 4G

  • Thread starter Thread starter ishanjain28
  • Start date Start date
  • Replies Replies 16
  • Views Views 5,722
ishanjain28

ishanjain28

Messages
572
Location
UP
ISP
Anjani Broadband 100mbps, Airtel LTE/5G Failover & AS199347
Good evening,

I am using Airtel 4G sim in Huawei 5G CPE Pro, 5g cpe pro is running in bridge mode and it is connected to a Archer C7.

Airtel/Jio and Vi in some places are issuing IPv6 addresses to their LTE users but they only issue a /64 IPv6 block. The problem with this is, Archer C7 can not redistribute IPv6 address from this /64 block to the clients that are connected to it.

There are some workarounds to this problem but I haven't been able to get them to work on OpenWRT and the stock firmware refuses to fetch a IPv6 address for itself. :/

If I put the 5G cpe pro out of bridge mode(i.e. In Router mode) and put archer c7 in AP mode, Then IPv6 works fine. So That means, the 5G cpe pro is configured to handle this case correctly. In this scenario, The clients don't have the full /64 block but atleast they have IPv6 connectivity.



So, My question is,

Is it possible to get airtel to give me a /48 block instead of a /64 block? Who should I even contact for this? I have already tried googling for this but I couldn't find anyone who has tried this before. :/

I really really like IPv6 and want it to work. So any help in getting even basic IPv6 connectivity(i.e. even a /128 for clients) or any way I can get a /48 from airtel is much appreciated.
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
ishanjain28 said:
@igloo In short, It's absolutely amazing.

I bought from router-switch for 33k total. 259USD(19K) Product + 49 USD(3.7K) Shipping + 10.5 Customs tax.

For band support, See the datasheet, Source

Only band missing from this is 40A-40A.

I had a MR600 before this. On Airtel, At night the max speed I saw on that router was 93mbit on 3+40 band. On average though, Speeds were significantly worse hovering at around 15-20mbit. In this router, 1+3 performed about the same. Here is my review on Amazon if you want a overview of the software issues in that router, Terrible Product, Do not recommend

In 5G cpe pro, The max speed I have seen is 140-150mbit with 3+40 CA. I don't usually use it with 3+40 CA since speeds in this config fluctuate a lot. I use it with 1+3 CA where I get 35-40mbit even at peak times, Otherwise it's hovers around 60mbit.



The only 2 complaints I had with this router were,

1. No bridge mode
2. It shows captive portal on all devices if LTE disconnects for even a second which can disrupt apps on Android TV.

But in the last firmware update, They added bridge mode and now both of these complaints are gone. :)

Lack of 40A-40A CA is not a huge problem for me since we don't have this CA active here anyway.



I installed it indoors on 3rd floor close to a window and wrapped in thin polythene for protection from dust/water and then installed a cat6 cable to my main router. It's perfect.
Click to expand...
Hi Ishaan, would you mind sharing the link from where you imported the Huwaei 5G CPE Pro, interested to get one.
I now use TP-Link Archer MR600 with Jio (1+40) with consistent 40-50 down & 15-20 up. This acts as a failover for my Jio Fiber where both these sources are connected to my Ubiquity gear.
 
Upvote 0
@Kauban I bought it from router switch for 259 USD(excluding taxes and shipping). Huawei 5G CPE Pro H112-372 Price & Specs, Huawei H112-372 5G Wifi router

Now, The prices have increased a LOT.

If you want something relatively cheap and don't care about 5G, I'll suggest that you get Huawei B525-65a instead of 5G CPE Pro. Used ones go for ~100-150 USD on ebay.
A friend and I bought 5G cpe pro initially. I am still using my 5G cpe pro as LTE failover but he has put it away until 5G is released and he is now using 65a. He told me, They both perform the same on 4G and in fact 65a is better in some cases.
 
Upvote 0
@ishanjain28 - Thanks much for your inputs, I too am little skeptical with 5G at this moment considering the bands India would go with. Either ways nothing much to benefit with mill meter wave until I am standing under the tower. So can live without 5G at this moment until this matures.

In my case surprisingly TP-Link MR600 with stock firmware has been good so far as a failover connection, latches with 4G+ all the time with Jio. (1+40).
 
Upvote 0
Heh, Forget about millimeter wave deployment in India.
From what I have read so far, Jio/Airtel will be using nr77/78/79 bands which are supported in 5G cpe pro.
 
Upvote 0
Kauban said:
@ishanjain28 - Thanks much for your inputs, I too am little skeptical with 5G at this moment considering the bands India would go with. Either ways nothing much to benefit with mill meter wave until I am standing under the tower. So can live without 5G at this moment until this matures.

In my case surprisingly TP-Link MR600 with stock firmware has been good so far as a failover connection, latches with 4G+ all the time with Jio. (1+40).
Click to expand...
How do get 1+40 on jio? jio has only band 3,5and 40 in all the circles
 
Upvote 0
@ishanjain28 - Hope you are doing good 😊 Thought of checking if you have been able to use your CPE PRO for getting Jio 5G (only IP6 and/64) to hand out addresses to your clients if you put a router (Ubiquity in my case) in between.
 
Upvote 0
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back