[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.
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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?
Bridging the gaps between protocol specifications and practice
Guest Post: How formal specifications can make network protocols more reliable, secure, and interoperable.
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.