Is it really always the DNS?
When DNS breakage occurs and takes down your services, it points to an inadequate understanding of the interdependencies of your own complex systems.
[Podcast] Going dark: Measurement when the Internet hides the detail
Geoff Huston discusses protocol privacy, RFC 7258 and how APNIC Labs measures in a world of secure protocols.
21 years and counting of ‘eight fallacies of distributed computing’
Eight long held and common beliefs about the network have been shown, time after time, to be false. What are they, and what do they mean?
Fast UDP I/O for Firefox in Rust
Firefox has implemented fast UDP I/O in Rust. Why does it matter?
[Podcast] Adjusting for data source bias in Internet measurements
Emile Aben from RIPE NCC discusses AS Hegemony, and Internet outage analysis using BGP data from RIPE’s RIS and Atlas with novel visualization techniques.
A proposed ‘big’ IPv6 block for packetized amateur radio
A new IETF draft proposes allocating 44::/16 to Amateur Radio Digital Communications, echoing the original 44/8 IPv4 block. The idea has triggered debate about ham-radio networking and how global IPv6 space is delegated under today’s IANA, RIR, and ICP-2 processes.
[Podcast] The politics of undersea cables
Geoff Huston discusses the complex strategic and political issues in submarine cables.
[Podcast] Greasing the wheels
Shumon Huque discusses how greasing — testing unused protocol values — can keep extensible protocols flexible and prevents future extensions from breaking.
Internet in Spaaaaace
Marc Blanchet’s presentation about deep space networking imagines a future where the Internet works well for people on the moon, and those they are connected to back on Earth.
[Podcast] Geolocation and Starlink
Geoff Huston discusses the problem of Geolocation and Starlink, with mis-attribution of traffic to economies an increasing concern.