BBR, the new kid on the TCP block
A look at Google’s delay-controlled TCP flow control algorithm, called BBR.
Monthly Archives: May 2017
CERTs and cyber security in the Pacific
The success of Tonga’s CERT provides a strong example for how CERTs can be established to help mitigate cyber risks in the Pacific.
The TouSIX project: SDN IXPs from design to production
Guest Post: The Umbrella SDN network design gives a stronger separation of control and data plane functionality, leading to enhanced scalability, reliability, and manageability.
IDNF: Bridging the gaps, creating rockstars
Guest Post: IDN Foundation tries to help teachers/lecturers in Indonesia gain real industry experience. Our goal is to develop the next generation of network engineers.
Overcoming traffic engineering challenges with SDN
Guest Post: The scalability and flexibility offered by software-defined networking can address numerous challenges associated with traffic engineering.
Event Wrap: PITA 21 AGM, Cook Islands
APNIC staff attended the 21st Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association’s AGM (PITA 21), held in the Cook Islands.
Are homogenic nameserver names a single point of failure?
Guest Post: Spreading domains used for nameservers may be best practice for some but may increase latency at the resolver.
IPv4 Service Continuity over IPv6-only Networks: Focus on Multicast Services
Guest Post: RFC8114 provides a solution to deliver IPv4 multicast services to IPv4 clients over an IPv6 multicast network.
Improving peering relationships in Japan
Guest Post: Learn about the peering characteristics of Japan Internet Exchange.