[Newsclips] IETF SYN-ACK Newspack 2021-11-22

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IETF IN THE NEWS

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DNS at IETF 112 by Geoff Huston

Virtual meetings continue in the IETF, and the latest one was IETF 112 in November. Here are notes from some selected Working Group meetings that caught my attention. And, yes, I should say at the outset that the DNS continues to catch a lot of my attention these days, so I’ll divide this report into DNS and the other topics. This is the DNS part.

< <https://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2021-11/ietf112-dns.html> https://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2021-11/ietf112-dns.html>

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2021/11/18/dns-at-ietf-112/> https://blog.apnic.net/2021/11/18/dns-at-ietf-112/>

 

LACNIC makes significant new commitment to ensure the future of open Internet standards

LACNIC today announced a significant new commitment to strengthening the financial foundation of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the Internet’s premier technical standards body. LACNIC's donation to the IETF Endowment will provide long-term support for the IETF in its mission to produce high-quality, relevant technical and engineering documents, best practices, and standards that influence the way people design, use, and manage the Internet—now and in the future.

< <https://www.lacnic.net/5794/2/lacnic/lacnic-makes-significant-new-commitment-to-ensure-the-future-of-open-internet-standards> https://www.lacnic.net/5794/2/lacnic/lacnic-makes-significant-new-commitment-to-ensure-the-future-of-open-internet-standards>

 

LACNIC asume un importante compromiso para asegurar el futuro de los estándares abiertos de Internet

LACNIC anunció hoy que ha asumido un nuevo e importante compromiso para fortalecer la base financiera del Grupo de Trabajo de Ingeniería de Internet (IETF), el principal organismo de estándares técnicos de Internet.

< <https://www.lacnic.net/5793/1/lacnic/lacnic-asume-un-importante-compromiso-para-asegurar-el-futuro-de-los-estandares-abiertos-de-internet> https://www.lacnic.net/5793/1/lacnic/lacnic-asume-un-importante-compromiso-para-asegurar-el-futuro-de-los-estandares-abiertos-de-internet>

 

The environmental opportunity of unused IPv4s

... Devices that use IPv4 to connect to the internet use less power than gadgets running on IPv6. A report by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has found, by comparing identical smartphones running on IPv4 and IPv6 respectively, that IPv6 requires roughly 5% more power to run. 5% may seem like a small amount, but when multiplied by a billion or two, that number becomes a significant energy expenditure.

< <https://www.techradar.com/nz/news/the-environmental-opportunity-of-unused-ipv4s> https://www.techradar.com/nz/news/the-environmental-opportunity-of-unused-ipv4s>

< <https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-environmental-opportunity-of-unused-ipv4s/ar-AAQM4KU> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-environmental-opportunity-of-unused-ipv4s/ar-AAQM4KU>

 

What is a Firewall? Everything you need to know about

... Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)-approved third-generation firewalls are also in use today (IETF). They are far more user-friendly than their predecessors. You don’t need to know how to code to set them up.

< <https://www.technotification.com/2021/11/what-is-a-firewall-2.html> https://www.technotification.com/2021/11/what-is-a-firewall-2.html>

 

Digital Markets Act: Austausch zwischen WhatsApp, Signal & Co. rückt näher [Digital Markets Act: Exchange between WhatsApp, Signal & Co. is getting closer]

... Eine unkomplizierte Kommunikation über verschiedene Dienste hinweg gilt seit Langem als Steckenpferd von Ex-Bundesjustizministerin Katarina Barley, die mittlerweile für die SPD im EU-Parlament sitzt. Das Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) hatte jüngst in einem Papier zu "modernen Messengern" das von der Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) vorangetriebene MLS-Protokoll (Messaging Layer Security) ins Spiel gebracht. Dieses könnte demzufolge nach Abschluss des Standardisierungsverfahrens die gewünschte sichere Kommunikation zwischen unterschiedlichen Chat-Diensten ermöglichen. Das Bundeskartellamt veröffentlichte parallel ein "Stimmungsbild Interoperabilität".

< <https://www.heise.de/news/Digital-Markets-Act-Austausch-zwischen-WhatsApp-Signal-Co-rueckt-naeher-6272818.html> https://www.heise.de/news/Digital-Markets-Act-Austausch-zwischen-WhatsApp-Signal-Co-rueckt-naeher-6272818.html>

 

La oportunidad medioambiental de los IPv4 no utilizados [The Environmental Opportunity of Unused IPv4]

... Los dispositivos que utilizan IPv4 para conectarse a Internet consumen menos energía que los dispositivos que se ejecutan en IPv6. Un informe del Grupo de trabajo de ingeniería de Internet (IETF) ha encontrado, al comparar teléfonos inteligentes idénticos que se ejecutan en IPv4 e IPv6 respectivamente, que IPv6 requiere aproximadamente un 5% más de energía para funcionar. El 5% puede parecer una cantidad pequeña, pero cuando se multiplica por mil millones o dos, ese número se convierte en un gasto energético significativo.

< <https://www.ezanime.net/la-oportunidad-medioambiental-de-los-ipv4-no-utilizados/> https://www.ezanime.net/la-oportunidad-medioambiental-de-los-ipv4-no-utilizados/>

 

Albert Banchs (IMDEA Networks): "Queremos aportar valor económico y social con la transferencia tecnológica" [Albert Banchs (IMDEA Networks): "We want to add economic and social value with technology transfer"]

... Este cúmulo de talentos diversos ha propiciado la realización en IMDEA Networks de investigaciones que les han valido el reconocimiento de la comunidad internacional IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) y su rama de investigación, el IRTF (Internet Research Task Force).

< <https://www.elespanol.com/invertia/disruptores-innovadores/innovadores/centros-tecnologicos/20211118/albert-banchs-imdea-networks-queremos-transferencia-tecnologica/627937443_0.html> https://www.elespanol.com/invertia/disruptores-innovadores/innovadores/centros-tecnologicos/20211118/albert-banchs-imdea-networks-queremos-transferencia-tecnologica/627937443_0.html>

 

Redes ópticas abiertas: 20 años de trabajo [Open optical networks: 20 years of work]

... El IETF publicó por primera vez el Protocolo de Configuración de Red (NETCONF), un elemento clave para las API abiertas, como RFC (RFC 4741) en 2006. Posteriormente, actualizó NETCONF con el RFC 6421 en 2011. Apareciendo por primera vez como un borrador de Internet en 2013, RESTCONF proporciona un subconjunto de la funcionalidad de NETCONF implementada sobre HTTP/HTTPS.

< <https://diarioti.com/redes-opticas-abiertas-20-anos-de-trabajo/118022> https://diarioti.com/redes-opticas-abiertas-20-anos-de-trabajo/118022>

 

Intervju sa Vintom Serfom: Do kraja osamdesetih internet je bio akademska tema [Vint Cerf interview: By the end of the 1980s, the internet was an academic topic]

... Objasnio je kako su institucije važne za upravljanje internetom nastale iz potrebe, počevši od ICANN-a, IETF-a, Internet društva i drugih. Prateći hronologiju razvoja, svaka je osnivana onda kada je postojala potreba da se neki problem reši ili da se znanju i resursima pristupi na sistematičan način.

< <https://www.sk.rs/clanak/2731/intervju-sa-vintom-serfom-do-kraja-osamdesetih-internet-je-bio-akademska-tema> https://www.sk.rs/clanak/2731/intervju-sa-vintom-serfom-do-kraja-osamdesetih-internet-je-bio-akademska-tema>

 

Google Chrome 96 laadt websites met https dns-record altijd via https [Google Chrome 96 always loads websites with https dns record over https]

Google heeft vandaag Chrome 96 gelanceerd die websites met een https dns-record altijd via https zal laden. De nieuwe feature moet de privacy van gebruikers beschermen. "Dns for https" records, ook aangeduid als dns type 65, is een bij de IETF in ontwikkeling zijnde specificatie.

< <https://www.security.nl/posting/730103/Google+Chrome+96+laadt+websites+met+https+dns-record+altijd+via+https> https://www.security.nl/posting/730103/Google+Chrome+96+laadt+websites+met+https+dns-record+altijd+via+https>

 

李星:互联网技术演进的回顾和思考 [Li Xing: Review and reflection on the evolution of Internet technology]

... NCP和Cyclades: 1972年,当时负责ARPANET的罗伯特·卡恩(Robert E. Kahn)在国际计算机通信大会(ICCC)上组织了一次非常成功的演示,首次向公众展示了ARPANET网络技术。此次展示引起广泛共鸣,于是,以美国ARPANET,英国NPL和法国Cyclades项目成员为主,成立了国际网络工作组(INWG),某种意义上,该工作组可以说是国际互联网工程任务组(IETF)的前身。1973年,互联网之父温顿·瑟夫(Vint Cerf)加入INWG,并成为主席。1974年,INWG形成了两个主要提案,一个是以美国ARPANET为主的INWG39,另一个是以欧洲Cyclades和NPL为主的INWG61。这两个方案都是基于无连接的分组交换技术。1975年,INWG形成了统一美国方案和欧洲方案的INWG96,并正式提交给当时的国际电报电话咨询委员会(CCITT,后与国际无线电咨询委员会中从事标准化工作的部分合并成为国际电报联盟ITU),但遭到拒绝。CCITT的主要论点是分组交换是可以接受的,但必须采用虚电路(Virtual Circuit)。温顿·瑟夫很生气,为此辞去主席一职。

< <https://www.edu.cn/xxh/zhuan_jia_zhuan_lan/lx/202111/t20211118_2176663.shtml> https://www.edu.cn/xxh/zhuan_jia_zhuan_lan/lx/202111/t20211118_2176663.shtml>

 

[통신망발전사④]광대역통합망, 산업 변신 가속화 [Broadband Integration Network Accelerates Industry Transformation]

... 차세대망 구축에 대한 움직임은, 2005년 초고속국가망 사업의 종료를 몇년 앞두고, 이미 2000년대 초부터 시작됐다. ITU-T, ETSI, IETF 등의 국제표준화 기구에서는 2001년부터 차세대망(NGN)에 대한 기준모델, 비즈니스, 구조, 규격 등의 초기 표준화 활동을 진행 중이었고, 해외 사업자와 국내 사업자들도 음성·데이터를 통합하는 패킷망(IP망, 인터넷망)의 단계적 구축을 추진하고 있었다.

< <http://www.koit.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=90847> http://www.koit.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=90847>

 

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SECURITY & PRIVACY

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Linux has a serious security problem that once again enables DNS cache poisoning

As much as 38 percent of the Internet’s domain name lookup servers are vulnerable to a new attack that allows hackers to send victims to maliciously spoofed addresses masquerading as legitimate domains, like bankofamerica.com or gmail.com.

< <https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/11/dan-kaminskys-dns-cache-poisoning-attack-is-back-from-the-dead-again/> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/11/dan-kaminskys-dns-cache-poisoning-attack-is-back-from-the-dead-again/>

 

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar is a ‘major cybersecurity risk’

In terms of the key cybersecurity events likely to unfold during 2022, Digital Journal caught up with Joanne Wong, VP of International Marketing at LogRhythm. Wong has turned his sights to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, in terms of the global sporting event being a major target for hackers.

< <https://www.digitaljournal.com/sports/the-fifa-world-cup-in-qatar-is-a-major-cybersecurity-risk/article> https://www.digitaljournal.com/sports/the-fifa-world-cup-in-qatar-is-a-major-cybersecurity-risk/article>

 

Modern authentication in the hybrid working era

Remote working is not a new concept, but before 2020 it tended to be restricted to a limited selection of roles when it came to white-collar jobs. Aside from business trips, most workers were expected to be at their desks for business hours, with home working being the exception rather than the rule. ... The most effective way of replacing passwords is to implement the same asymmetric encryption used in Transport Layer Security (TLS). TLS is best recognized as the lock that appears in the browser. It uses public/private key pairs and X.509 certificates to validate internet servers and set up a secure and private communications channel. This technique is used across the internet to secure trillions of dollars of online financial transactions daily.

< <https://www.techradar.com/features/modern-authentication-in-the-hybrid-working-era> https://www.techradar.com/features/modern-authentication-in-the-hybrid-working-era>

 

uk: Government response to the call for views on supply chain cyber security

1. Executive Summary: The Supply Chain Cyber Security Call for Views sought insights from industry to inform the government’s understanding of supply chain cyber security[footnote 1]. In particular, it sought feedback on how organisations currently manage supply chain cyber security risk and what additional government support would enable organisations to do this more effectively. Respondents were also invited to provide feedback on a proposed framework for managed service provider security. This document brings together the collective insights that have been gathered through this consultation.

< <https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-on-supply-chain-cyber-security/government-response-to-the-call-for-views-on-supply-chain-cyber-security> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-on-supply-chain-cyber-security/government-response-to-the-call-for-views-on-supply-chain-cyber-security>

 

Alan Paller, a Mover on Cybersecurity Threat, Is Dead at 76

Alan Paller, a cybersecurity pioneer who devoted his life to improving the digital defense of the United States, died on Nov. 9 at his home in Bethesda, Md. He was 76.

< <https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/15/technology/alan-paller-dead.html> https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/15/technology/alan-paller-dead.html>

 

The Current State of DNS Abuse Reporting by Graeme Bunton, Director of the DNS Abuse Institute

The DNS Abuse Institute (DNSAI) is currently developing a Centralized Abuse Reporting Tool (CART). This tool is intended to provide a single platform to report DNS Abuse by outlining the evidence requirements for each abuse type, properly formatting and enriching the request details provided, and then forwarding it to the appropriate registry or registrar. The goal is to standardize reliable processes to improve both the act of reporting abuse and the abuse reports that registrars and registries receive.

< <https://dnsabuseinstitute.org/the-current-state-of-dns-abuse-reporting/> https://dnsabuseinstitute.org/the-current-state-of-dns-abuse-reporting/>

 

Top Cybersecurity Threats Around the Globe

Cybersecurity threats, risks and challenges vary a lot from one region to the next and one nation to the next. Targets vary based on local resources to exploit. Cyber criminals and nation-state attackers zero in on specific nations, companies and organizations for varying incentives.

< <https://securityintelligence.com/articles/top-cybersecurity-threats-global/> https://securityintelligence.com/articles/top-cybersecurity-threats-global/>

 

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INTERNET OF THINGS

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Smart Villages – Wasn’t That the Promise of the Internet? by Ekkehart Gerlach | Managing Director, german ict + media academy

“Infrastructure for the Global Village” (Al Gore) – or at least that was the idea in the early 90s – is above all geared towards high-level connectivity of rural regions with the big cities. This, according to early thinkers, would allow resources and skills to be brought from further afield to where they were needed in a much better way than with any other infrastructure such as roads, railways or rivers, and in a much more environmentally friendly, sustainable manner.

< <https://international.eco.de/presse/smart-villages-wasnt-that-the-promise-of-the-internet/> https://international.eco.de/presse/smart-villages-wasnt-that-the-promise-of-the-internet/>

 

Buggy software in off-brand smart home devices is a hacker’s playground

Chet Wisniewski walked into a Fry’s Electronics store in Las Vegas and wandered through the aisles, grabbing a handful of smart lightbulbs and other connected devices as he went.

< <https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/11/18/smart-home-security/> https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/11/18/smart-home-security/>

 

New standards needed to drive digital agriculture

The next wave of technological progress to sustain the world's fast-growing global population will capitalize on artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to improve the precision and sustainability of farming techniques.

< <https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2021-11-16-Digital-Agriculture.aspx> https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2021-11-16-Digital-Agriculture.aspx>

 

How to Design IoT Security From the Ground Up

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a powerful boon to business. But it also represents a massive potential expansion of the cybersecurity attack surface. So far, IoT inclusion in many organizations has been poorly organized, haphazard and poorly planned. This needs to change. After all, IT security depends on IoT security.

< <https://securityintelligence.com/how-design-iot-security-ground-up/> https://securityintelligence.com/how-design-iot-security-ground-up/>

 

Insights from operating an IP Exchange Provider

International mobile roaming is a key feature of cellular networks, enabling mobile subscribers to seamlessly use cellular services worldwide. It supports international travellers, who can access data roaming at a limited cost (or no cost), often using applications with stringent Quality of Experience (QoE) requirements (for example, VoLTE, video streaming).

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2021/11/19/insights-from-operating-an-ip-exchange-provider/> https://blog.apnic.net/2021/11/19/insights-from-operating-an-ip-exchange-provider/>

 

Housing needs, the Internet and cyberspace at the forefront in the UK and Italy

Modern construction methods and smart technology can revolutionise the building process and the way we live.

< <https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2021/11/20/housing-needs-the-internet-and-cyberspace-at-the-forefront-in-the-uk-and-italy/> https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2021/11/20/housing-needs-the-internet-and-cyberspace-at-the-forefront-in-the-uk-and-italy/>

 

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NEW TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS

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Vulnerabilities show why STARTTLS should be avoided if possible

When email client applications communicate with mail servers, the protocols they use to communicate (POP3, IMAP and SMTP) support two ways of encrypting the connections with Transport Layer Security (TLS). Each protocol supports connections that are directly encrypted via TLS on a different port — 995 for POP3, 993 for IMAP and 465 for SMTP. Alternatively, the unencrypted variants of these protocols can be upgraded to encrypted connections via a mechanism called STARTTLS.

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2021/11/18/vulnerabilities-show-why-starttls-should-be-avoided-if-possible/> https://blog.apnic.net/2021/11/18/vulnerabilities-show-why-starttls-should-be-avoided-if-possible/>

 

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OTHERWISE NOTEWORTHY

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On Heterogeneous Computing by Vinton G. Cerf

One of the major challenges in the development of the Arpanet was solving the problem of communication between heterogeneous computers. In the late 1960s and 1970s, there were several computer makers and their machines had varying word lengths, binary coding schemes, instruction sets and a plethora of operating systems. The underlying homogeneous network of Interface Message Processors (IMPs), which we would call "routers" or "packet switches" today, offered a uniform interface to the heterogeneous "host" computers connected to the Arpanet. The Network Working Group, led by Stephen D. Crocker, solved the problem by the invention of the Network Control Protocol (NCP) and application protocols such as File Transfer and TELNET (remote terminal access). Coping with heterogeneity is a challenge. The Internet designers tackled the problem of interconnecting heterogeneous packet-switching networks using the TCP/IP Protocol Suite.

< <https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2021/12/256940-on-heterogeneous-computing/fulltext> https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2021/12/256940-on-heterogeneous-computing/fulltext>

 

CTA Inducts 2020, 2021 Hall Of Fame Classes

... Those inductees who could attend and address the assembly of more than 150 industry executives and guests from the 2020 class were: Vinton Gray “Vint” Cerf and Robert “Bob” Kahn, both dubbed “Father of the Internet,” led the development of TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), the fundamental communications protocols that determine how data is packaged, addressed, transmitted, routed and received over the Internet.

< <https://www.twice.com/industry/cea/cta-inducts-2020-2021-hall-of-fame-classes> https://www.twice.com/industry/cea/cta-inducts-2020-2021-hall-of-fame-classes>

 

Internet Pioneer Vint Cerf on Shakespeare, Chatbots, and Being Human at SC21

Unlike the deep technical dives of many SC keynotes, Internet pioneer Vint Cerf steered clear of the trenches and took leisurely stroll through a range of human-machine interactions, touching on ML’s growing capabilities while noting potholes to be avoided if possible. Cerf, of course, is co-designer with Bob Kahn of the TCP/IP protocols and architecture of the internet. He’s heralded as one of the fathers of the Internet and today is vice president and chief evangelist for Google.

< <https://www.datanami.com/2021/11/19/internet-pioneer-vint-cerf-on-shakespeare-chatbots-and-being-human-at-sc21/> https://www.datanami.com/2021/11/19/internet-pioneer-vint-cerf-on-shakespeare-chatbots-and-being-human-at-sc21/>

 

Trouble at the Source

Machine learning (ML), systems, especially deep neural networks, can find subtle patterns in large datasets that give them powerful capabilities in image classification, speech recognition, natural-language processing, and other tasks. Despite this power—or rather because of it—these systems can be led astray by hidden regularities in the datasets used to train them.

< <https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2021/12/256943-trouble-at-the-source/fulltext> https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2021/12/256943-trouble-at-the-source/fulltext>

 

A New Tool to Measure Internet Resilience—Why It Matters

The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear that the Internet plays a critical role in society, and it’s underlined the importance of reliable Internet connectivity for everyone. It’s also highlighted a stark reality. Not all countries are on a level playing field with a resilient Internet infrastructure—one that maintains an acceptable level of service in the face of faults and challenges.

< <https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2021/11/a-new-tool-to-measure-internet-resilience-why-it-matters/> https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2021/11/a-new-tool-to-measure-internet-resilience-why-it-matters/>

 

People are talking about Web3. Is it the Internet of the future or just a buzzword?

Web3, short for web 3.0, is a vision of the future of the Internet in which people operate on decentralized, quasi-anonymous platforms, rather than depend on tech giants like Google, Facebook and Twitter.

< <https://internetgovernancehub.blog/2021/11/21/people-are-talking-about-web3-is-it-the-internet-of-the-future-or-just-a-buzzword/> https://internetgovernancehub.blog/2021/11/21/people-are-talking-about-web3-is-it-the-internet-of-the-future-or-just-a-buzzword/>

 

OSPFv3: Building the topology

In a previous blog post, I reviewed the process of building a simple single-area OSPFv2 topology using the output from the show ip ospf database command. In this post, we will repeat the same process but using OPSFv3 and IPv6.

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2021/11/16/ospfv3-building-the-topology/> https://blog.apnic.net/2021/11/16/ospfv3-building-the-topology/>

 

Event Wrap: btNOG 8

APNIC supported and participated in btNOG 8, held online from 21 to 22 October 2021. The event welcomed around 206 participants to hear from speakers on topics including the history and events defining Bhutan’s Internet, routing security, and network trends.

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2021/11/16/event-wrap-btnog-8/> https://blog.apnic.net/2021/11/16/event-wrap-btnog-8/>

 

Event Wrap: mnNOG 3

APNIC supported and participated at mnNOG 3, held in hybrid format from 25 to 29 October 2021. The event welcomed around 70 participants to hear about topics including network automation, issues on IPv6 implementation in Mongolia, and network monitoring. View the agenda for more information.

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2021/11/16/event-wrap-mnnog-3/> https://blog.apnic.net/2021/11/16/event-wrap-mnnog-3/>

 

Micro BGP Suite: the Swiss Army Knife of routing analysis

It has been a few years since my colleagues and I at the Isolario project launched ​​BGP Scanner to assist researchers with analysing increasing amounts of routing data in a reasonable time. This has continued to be a passion project of mine and has led me to develop the Micro BGP Suite project. In this post, I’ll discuss its evolution from BGP Scanner, its advantages, and possible uses.

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2021/11/16/micro-bgp-suite-the-swiss-army-knife-of-routing-analysis/> https://blog.apnic.net/2021/11/16/micro-bgp-suite-the-swiss-army-knife-of-routing-analysis/>

 

Notes from NANOG 83 by Geoff Huston

The network operations community is cautiously heading back into a mode of in-person meetings and the NANOG meeting at the start of November was a hybrid affair with a mix of in-person and virtual participation, by both presenters and the attendees. I attended virtually, and these are my notes from the presentations I found to be of personal interest. I hope you’ll find them interesting as well.

< <https://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2021-11/nanog83.html> https://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2021-11/nanog83.html>

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2021/11/15/notes-from-nanog-83/> https://blog.apnic.net/2021/11/15/notes-from-nanog-83/>

 

nl: 'Can we do without IPv4 yet?' News of our annual IPv6-only experiment

IPv6 is the successor to IPv4, the internet's original addressing system. The 'new' protocol has been around for quite a while, but transition from IPv4 to IPv6 has been a difficult process, about which we've often written in the past. Despite the difficulties, IPv6 continues to steadily gain ground, as confirmed by our periodic IPv6-only experiment, which went better than ever this year.

< <https://www.sidnlabs.nl/en/news-and-blogs/can-we-do-without-ipv4-yet-news-of-our-annual-ipv6-only-experiment> https://www.sidnlabs.nl/en/news-and-blogs/can-we-do-without-ipv4-yet-news-of-our-annual-ipv6-only-experiment>

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