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.
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.
For the final post in this series, we return to the idea that the Internet is not just helping New Zealand to retain talent, but is helping it attract talent to its shores.
Today’s NZSeries post looks at Frank March’s efforts to develop and sustain an environment for the Internet to grow in NZ with minimal government regulation.
Guest Post: Eric Vyncke discusses his IETF document RFC 7404 – Using Only Link-Local Addressing inside an IPv6 Network which describes the use of LLAs for links between routers in an IPv6 network.
John Hine takes us back to where the Internet all began in New Zealand – inside its universities.
Guest Post: Anurag Bhatia from Hurricane Electric provides his account of SANOG 27, held recently in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Geoff Huston discusses why an analysis and forecasting of BGP can be useful for folk in the Internet business, with predictions for IPv4 and IPv6 BGP Tables Sizes for the next 5 years.
Geoff Huston examines IP packet fragmentation in detail looking at the design choices made by IPv4 and IPv6.
Considering using an IPv6 tunnel broker service? Here’s some tips.
