[Podcast] ‘Just say no’ isn’t as simple as you think
A continuation of the discussion on surplus DNS queries seen at APNIC Labs, the implications of how you say ‘no’, and the transport used for the DNS.
Tag: measurement
One or two nameservers?
Do multiple dual-stack nameservers increase or decrease repeat DNS queries? The results of this experiment were a complete surprise.
[Podcast] Measuring the impact of locally served root zone
An analysis of the traffic impacts of locally served root zones, by Ilyas Rahimi at UvA.
India’s Internet ecosystem in 2026: Growth, resilience, and the road ahead
India has built one of the world’s largest Internet ecosystems through affordable mobile broadband, digital infrastructure investment, and IPv6 leadership. As it prepares to host APNIC 62, the challenge is ensuring connectivity remains resilient, secure, and inclusive.
[Podcast] DNS query duplication
Why does APNIC Labs experimental systems see almost all DNS queries twice or more?
Life on the Internet adoption curve
The technology adoption curve has not changed, our position on it has. As the Internet and BGP move into later stages of adoption, rapid growth is giving way to saturation, changing how we plan, invest, and operate.
[Podcast] Testing RSSAC 028 DNS root server name choices
A measurement study of how the DNS bootstrap priming query behaves when the root servers are renamed and DNSSEC signatures are added.
Peering capacity at public Internet Exchanges: What the data reveals
Guest Post: This study delivers data-rich insights into the decisions made by the most IXP-connected CDN, cloud and content networks, analysing their strategies both individually and collectively as a group that exerts significant influence on the global interconnection landscape.
DNS query duplication
In the DNS, name resolution space queries are free. To what extent do we see over-querying on the part of recursive resolvers in the DNS?
Discovery of IPv6 router addresses using Subnet-Router Anycast addresses
Guest Post: Identifying active IPv6 addresses helps assess deployment, reveal gaps, and detect vulnerable devices. Subnet-Router Anycast (SRA) probing removes the need for prior knowledge of address allocation.