[Podcast] The politics of undersea cables
Geoff Huston discusses the complex strategic and political issues in submarine cables.
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Where the evolution of the Internet may be heading
The Internet is not a centrally planned global enterprise. We’ve transitioned from an era of network scarcity to an era of abundance. Where is this all heading?
Network edge design checklist: Part 2 — Network edge design
Guest Post: A comprehensive checklist of considerations you can use as a starting point when designing your network edge.
Flow control in switch ASICs: Part 3 — Notes on flow control
Guest Post: Flow control is a fundamental concept in the design of high-performance networks. In part three of this three-part deep dive series, we explore how flow control is implemented in switch ASICs.
A first look at the adoption of BGP-based DDoS scrubbing services: A five-year longitudinal analysis
Guest Post: A first global look at how many networks use BGP-based DDoS scrubbing — revealing who’s protected, how adoption has grown, and what it means for Internet resilience.
Circuit design and active/active considerations: Part 1 — Network edge design
Guest Post: Path diversity, ASN filtering, and resiliance are all important condsiderations when designing your network edge. What else should you be thinking about?
Bangladesh’s Internet transformation: From satellite shadows to digital highways
Guest Post: In the past two decades, Bangladesh’s Internet has surged from 0.1% to over 75% penetration, shedding its reliance on costly satellite links. But the real work lies ahead — strengthening local peering, reaching rural areas, and building infrastructure that serves everyone.
Notes from RIPE 91
Routing the root, PQC for the RPKI, TTLs in the DNS, and much more from RIPE 91.
A solution to the concerns about the current RPKI Trust Anchor configuration
Guest Post: Join the discussion on the proposed ‘RPKI Trust Anchor Constraints’ specification and share your feedback to benefit the community.
[Podcast] Greasing the wheels
Shumon Huque discusses how greasing — testing unused protocol values — can keep extensible protocols flexible and prevents future extensions from breaking.