SCION: The overlay network for bankers
SCION has both supporters and critics, but it faces a major challenge: Replacing BGP while competing in an environment where network decisions are driven more by carrier costs than by strategic priorities.
[Podcast] CIDR inside
Geoff Huston discusses the CIDR Report, a 30-year-long series of data about who is sending excess data in BGP. Does the CIDR Report still hold value?
Google hits 50% IPv6
IPv6 has reached a major milestone, with around half of Google’s users now accessing its services over IPv6.
[Podcast] IP networking in deep space
Marc Blanchet discusses modelling the delay of a deep space IP stack using Linux virtual network methods, and the suitability of QUIC as a transport for applications in space.
Why are ‘we’ building all these data centres again?
An article in The Conversation argues that governments should ensure data centre developments serve the public interest.
[Podcast] What does ‘BCP’ really mean?
A conversation with Geoff Huston on what ‘best’ and ‘current’ mean in BCP. Is it a reflection of what is deployed today, or an expression of what the community aims to achieve?
[Podcast] bgproutes.io: A next-generation BGP data collection platform
Thomas Alfroy and Thomas Holterbach from the University of Strasbourg talk about bgproutes.io — a new approach to sharing BGP data with the community.
APNIC Routing Security SIG at APRICOT 2026: Social engineering, RPKI, ASPA, & TA constraints
There were six insightful presentations on RPKI at the APNIC Routing Security SIG at APRICOT 2026.
How to talk about the trust in your devices: An IRTF draft
A review of Michael Richardson’s IRTF draft, a taxonomy of operational security considerations for manufacturer installed keys and trust anchors.
[Podcast] Measuring the use of DNS over IPv6
Geoff Huston explores how DNS operates over IPv6 and the challenges of measuring it. His findings reveal interesting variances by geographic region and network, raising questions about whether IPv6-only DNS is reliable enough to guide future operational practices.