NAT66: The good, the bad, the ugly
Guest Post: NAT over IPv6 is possible, but it’s messy and could be so easily avoided.
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Addressing 2017
What changed in Internet addressing in 2017 and how has it changed the outlook for the Internet?
Measuring QUIC vs TCP on mobile and desktop
Guest Post: A recent study finds that QUIC largely outperforms TCP except for in the presence of packet reordering and on resource-constrained mobile devices.
TCP initial window configurations in the wild
Guest Post: New study scans the entire IPv4 address space to understand initial window configuration usage in the Internet.
CE vendors share their thoughts on IPv6 support
Guest Post: Three well-known vendors share their thoughts on how to improve support for IPv6 on customer equipment.
Impressions from RIPE 75
Geoff recaps some highlights from the technical presentations at RIPE 75 in Dubai.
Interconnection agreements at scale: secret or simple?
Guest Post: Interconnection agreements require more than just knowledge of how BGP works. Learn what you need to consider and who you need to involve in discussions.
How to: Raw sockets in IPv6
Learn how to use a raw socket interface in IPv6 to generate a UDP-based DNS server and a TCP-based HTTP(S) server that allows the application to exercise direct control over packet fragmentation.
Not rolling the KSK
Why has the DNS Root Zone KSK roll been postponed? Geoff Huston digs into the data to explain.
Is YouTube faster over IPv6?
A three-year study sought to measure the difference between YouTube content delivery over IPv6 and IPv4 to understand which provides the best user experience.