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.
Tag: TCP
An observatory for path transparency measurement
Guest Post: The MAMI Project’s new Path Transparency Observatory will help operators with locating and analysing network impairments on the Internet.
Measuring your web server reachability with TCP Ping
Guest Post: Which is better measuring the connectivity and latency of web servers on the network level, HTTP or TCP Ping?
APNIC 44: Examining satellite communication
Jon Brewer and Ulrich Speidel present two informative and futuristic talks about satellite communication at APNIC 44.
Detecting network outages with RIPE Atlas
Guest Post: A technique to detect bursty TCP disconnections, and how it can be used on RIPE Atlas data to better detect outages in the Internet.
BBR, the new kid on the TCP block
A look at Google’s delay-controlled TCP flow control algorithm, called BBR.
Your questions answered about QUIC
George Michaelson and Byron Ellacott answer your questions about QUIC – Quick UDP Internet Connection.
Hosts vs Networks
Two BoF sessions at IETF 96 discussed the merits of using UDP as an end-to-end transport service substrate – with different reactions.
Life on an Internet Satellite Link
How do shared satellite Internet links affect TCP connections?
A QUIC way to decrease latency
Cisco’s Catherine Pearce helps us understand two dynamic network protocols – MPTCP and QUIC.