[Podcast] What does ‘BCP’ really mean?
A conversation with Geoff Huston on what ‘best’ and ‘current’ mean in BCP. Is it a reflection of what is deployed today, or an expression of what the community aims to achieve?
Tag: IETF
[Podcast] NITK Students at IETF: Fresh minds for standards development
Two groups of students from NITK discuss the work they did at the IETF 122 Bangkok hackathon, and afterwards in their WG. Professor Mohit Taliani is seeking to encourage new entrants to join IETF protocol and standards development.
A proposed ‘big’ IPv6 block for packetized amateur radio
A new IETF draft proposes allocating 44::/16 to Amateur Radio Digital Communications, echoing the original 44/8 IPv4 block. The idea has triggered debate about ham-radio networking and how global IPv6 space is delegated under today’s IANA, RIR, and ICP-2 processes.
[Podcast] Greasing the wheels
Shumon Huque discusses how greasing — testing unused protocol values — can keep extensible protocols flexible and prevents future extensions from breaking.
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.