Turning IPv6 tunnels into programmable delay lines for pulsing DoS
Guest Post: TED shows how permissive tunnel decapsulation and inconsistent IPv6 Extension Header handling can focus low-rate traffic into short, high-rate bursts.
Tag: IPv6
INNOG 9 at APNIC 62: Building resilient infrastructure for the next Internet
INNOG 9, co-located with APNIC 62, offered a distinctly operational perspective, drawing on experiences from India and Bangladesh. Topics ranged from IPv6 deployment and submarine cable infrastructure, to lessons learned from Internet disruptions.
Timor-Leste’s Internet ecosystem enters a new phase of development
As Timor-Leste deepens its integration with ASEAN and the global digital economy, continued progress in technical capability, resilience, and Internet governance will be critical to ensuring connectivity delivers broader economic and social benefits.
Seven years of IPv6 in production: Lessons from one million broadband subscribers
Guest Post: IPv6 deployment is often described as a protocol upgrade. In reality, operating IPv6 at broadband scale is a test of subscriber management, DHCP, CPE interoperability, observability, and operational processes. Over seven years, WorldLink Communications grew to more than one million dual-stack subscribers, with around 70% of traffic now carried over IPv6. Here are the lessons that mattered most.
APNIC 62 Policy SIG reviews seven policy proposals, with two reaching consensus
APNIC 62 Policy SIG discussed seven proposals covering IPv4, IPv6, and Internet abuse-related issues.
APNIC and NIXI partner to strengthen routing security and technical capacity in India
The partnership will expand IPv6 and RPKI deployment including piloting an RPKI Repository Mirror to support a more secure and resilient Internet ecosystem.
Beyond origin validation: Four classes of routing attack nobody Is validating
Guest Post: RPKI has made real progress against prefix hijacking. But when you map every known class of BGP attack against the defences that exist, four of them turn out to sit entirely outside cryptographic validation — handled with local filters, static thresholds and reactive response.
South Asia SRF highlights Member priorities on IPv6, routing security, and training
More than 100 APNIC Members attended the South Asia APNIC Sub-Regional Forum alongside SANOG 44 in Kathmandu. Member feedback gathered during the event will help inform APNIC’s future priorities across the region.
AI, IPv6, and the future Internet at IETF 126
Guest Post: At IETF 126, discussions highlighted how AI is beginning to shape the future of Internet infrastructure. Participants identified IPv6 as a critical foundation for large-scale AI ecosystems and explored new approaches.
APNIC 62 OPM: Just the facts
The APNIC 62 Open Policy Meeting will consider a diverse set of policy proposals covering IPv4 management, IPv6 allocation practices, and Internet abuse handling.