China Telecom’s IPv6 efforts are beginning to show in the numbers
An IPv6 deployment that began with a series of relatively isolated IPv6 metro area networks (MANs) has begun to take off.
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Developing new metrics for tracking IMRS traffic
A recent study examines new metrics that could passively track traffic to ICANN managed root servers.
New tool to sniff out DNS usage
Guest post: A new tool that uses DNS cache snooping on public DNS resolvers to measure the prevalence of rare applications and domains on the Internet.
BeauCoup: Answering many network traffic queries, one memory update at a time
Guest Post: Running multiple heterogeneous network monitoring queries at line rate is challenging, but it can be achieved with ‘coupon collectors’.
BGP in 2020 — BGP Update Churn
Part two of Geoff Huston’s 2020 BGP report investigates whether the stability of the routing system is changing.
BGP in 2020 – The BGP Table
Geoff Huston analyses recent and historical BGP routing table growth and forecasts IPv4 and IPv6 BGP routing table growth for the next five years.
Three of the best: How to
Check out the three best ‘How to’ guides from the blog in 2020.
Three of the best: Geoff Huston
Geoff Huston had some great posts published in 2020. Check out his insights into the DNS and all things Internet.
Three of the best: RPKI
RPKI uptake in the Asia Pacific increased in 2020, with significant progress on ROA creation.
Three of the best: Automation
Automation tools continued to change the role of network engineers and operators in 2020.