IETF 99, Prague: homenet tries to solve the naming problem
The current state of naming models in the Home Networking (homenet) WG is quite a complex problem because there are at least two goals, and they may not entirely converge.
Tag: networking
ISPs: Simplifying customer IPv6 addressing (Part 2)
Guest Post: Should ISPs assign a /48 or a /56 to customers in their IPv6 address plans? Jordi Palet Martinez answers this question and more in part two of his IPv6 addressing article.
ISPs: Simplifying customer IPv6 addressing (Part 1)
Guest Post: In the first part of a two-part article, Jordi Palet Martinez suggests IPv6 addressing plan considerations for ISPs serving residential and SOHO customers.
BBR, the new kid on the TCP block
A look at Google’s delay-controlled TCP flow control algorithm, called BBR.
IDNF: Bridging the gaps, creating rockstars
Guest Post: IDN Foundation tries to help teachers/lecturers in Indonesia gain real industry experience. Our goal is to develop the next generation of network engineers.
IETF 98 Chicago: Homenet, and the hunt for a name
What role will name-based services play in the future of home networks?
The complexity conundrum
Guest Post: Tom Hollingsworth discusses the growing trend of network complexity and the need for simplicity.
Hosts vs Networks
Two BoF sessions at IETF 96 discussed the merits of using UDP as an end-to-end transport service substrate – with different reactions.
The network layer isn’t where the action is right now for IoT
IoT discussions are increasingly focused on application-level standards, exploring how IoT devices can exploit secure reliable byte streams to communicate their capabilities and command/control logic.
Fragmenting IPv6
Geoff returns to the subject of IP packet fragmentation, this time looking at how IPv6 has changed the behaviour of packet fragmentation and discussing the concern of whether IPv6 can handle big packets.