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.
Shumon Huque discusses how greasing — testing unused protocol values — can keep extensible protocols flexible and prevents future extensions from breaking.
DS automation, Domain Control Validation, .internal and delegation, and more from the DELEG and DNSOP Working Groups at IETF 123.
How evolving traffic patterns, adaptive bitrate streaming, and modern pacing techniques are reshaping transport protocols and network performance.
Geoff Huston presented at IETF 123, held in Madrid, Spain from 19 to 25 July 2025.
External ISP network disruptions, triggering QUIC, BGP path attributes, and a regional standards forum?
Geoff Huston discusses the new IETF DELEG Working Group activity, which is looking to change how zones are delegated in the DNS protocol.
A roundup of new documents, current work, and new work from DNSOP.
Guest Post: The future of domain name provisioning is being designed now. Get involved!
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.
