Basic routing concepts, part 1: Prefixes
Prefixes are fundamental to routing. How do they work?
Tag: IPv4
Storing and retrieving IP prefixes efficiently
Guest Post: Searching for the perfect data structure to store and retrieve a full table of IP prefixes, while maintaining the hierarchical relations.
IPv4 in the headlines
How significant is the advertising of US Department of Defense IPv4 address space?
What will happen when the routing table hits 1024k?
Guest post: In 2014, there were problems when the IPv4 Internet routing table hit 512k routes. What will happen when it hits 1024k?
Addressing 2020
Geoff Huston reports on IPv4 and IPv6 addressing in 2020 and makes some predictions for the future.
BGP in 2020 — BGP Update Churn
Part two of Geoff Huston’s 2020 BGP report investigates whether the stability of the routing system is changing.
BGP in 2020 – The BGP Table
Geoff Huston analyses recent and historical BGP routing table growth and forecasts IPv4 and IPv6 BGP routing table growth for the next five years.
Testing transition mechanisms in IPv6-only networks
Guest Post: Knowing the potential roadblocks associated with IPv6 transition mechanisms helps network operators avoid them.
IPv4 transfers now available between APNIC and LACNIC regions
APNIC can now begin processing IPv4 transfers between the APNIC and LACNIC regions.
APNIC Membership hits 8,000
On the third week of May 2020, APNIC welcomed its 8,000th direct Member.