[Podcast] Greasing the wheels
Shumon Huque discusses how greasing — testing unused protocol values — can keep extensible protocols flexible and prevents future extensions from breaking.
Tag: IETF
DNS at IETF 123
DS automation, Domain Control Validation, .internal and delegation, and more from the DELEG and DNSOP Working Groups at IETF 123.
Congestion control at IETF 123
How evolving traffic patterns, adaptive bitrate streaming, and modern pacing techniques are reshaping transport protocols and network performance.
Event Wrap: IETF 123
Geoff Huston presented at IETF 123, held in Madrid, Spain from 19 to 25 July 2025.
IEPG at IETF 123
External ISP network disruptions, triggering QUIC, BGP path attributes, and a regional standards forum?
[Podcast] DELEG: Changing the DNS engine in flight again
Geoff Huston discusses the new IETF DELEG Working Group activity, which is looking to change how zones are delegated in the DNS protocol.
DNS at IETF 122
A roundup of new documents, current work, and new work from DNSOP.
RESTful Provisioning Protocol: From vision to IETF Working Group
Guest Post: The future of domain name provisioning is being designed now. Get involved!
IETF setting standards for AI preferences
Guest Post: The AIPREF Working Group will standardize building blocks for expressing preferences on how content is collected and processed for AI model development, deployment, and use.
Event Wrap: IETF 122
Geoff Huston presented on ‘Measuring ECN’ at IETF 122, held in Bangkok, Thailand from 15 to 21 March 2025.