Bridging the gaps between protocol specifications and practice
Guest Post: How formal specifications can make network protocols more reliable, secure, and interoperable.
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Tech matters
China reports major IPv6 growth
Key findings from the China IPv6 Development Report (2025), released by the Expert Committee for Promoting Large-Scale IPv6 Deployment and Application.
APNIC registry services availability during Q3 2025
The latest measurements on APNIC’s whois, RDAP, RPKI, IRR, and rDNS are now available.
Mind your congestion control in the LEO satellite Internet
Guest Post: New research shows how rapid path changes in mega-constellations like Starlink can mislead conventional CCAs, and introduces LeoCC as a more robust alternative.
Hot takes on 13 talks from NANOG 95
Geoff Huston attended NANOG 95, and shares his take on the presentations that caught his attention.
Fast UDP I/O for Firefox in Rust
Firefox has implemented fast UDP I/O in Rust. Why does it matter?
Securing Indonesia’s Internet: ROA gains and the road to robust routing
Indonesia’s rapid increase in Route Origin Authorizations (ROAs) from 66% to 90% marks a major step towards safer Internet routing.
[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 second look at geolocation and Starlink
The initial analysis of the anomalous data for Starlink users in 20 economies led APNIC Labs to override the Starlink geolocation data that refers to those 20 economies. This second look at the situation in Yemen has given us a lot more confidence in the fidelity of the Starlink geolocation data.
Building Unitel LLC’s custom API security monitoring system
Guest Post: Why we developed our own API security monitoring system, how it works, and what benefits it delivers.