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Geoff Huston

Geoff is Chief Scientist at APNIC, where he undertakes research on Internet infrastructure, IP technologies, and address distribution policies. among other topics. He is widely regarded as the preeminent researcher on IPv4 exhaustion, and is routinely referenced by international agencies and frequently quoted by the ICT media.


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Examining IPv6 Performance

By on 24 Nov 2015

Performance is sometimes used as a reason not to deploy IPv6. Here’s the results of large scale measurement of IPv4 and IPv6 performance – you be the judge.

The Open Internet?

By on 7 Oct 2015

Today’s Internet is not truly an “open” Internet. It could be, but to get there it’s not just going to happen by itself.

An Update on IPv6

By on 16 Jun 2015

How are we going with IPv6? When can we contemplate throwing away IPv4? APNIC’s Chief Scientist, Geoff Huston, explores the state of IPv6, in light of the impending exhaustion of ARIN’s available IPv4 address pool.

Apple and IPv6

By on 12 Jun 2015

There were some positive IPv6 announcements at Apple’s WWDC, but I’m afraid I can’t mark these initiatives down as a 10/10 success.


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