[Newsclips] IETF SYN-ACK Newspack 2023-07-10

[David Goldstein <[e-mail]>]

The IETF SYN-ACK Newspack collects IETF-related items from a variety of news outlets and other online publications. They do not represent the views of the IETF and are not checked for factual accuracy.

 

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IETF IN THE NEWS

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Navigating the Tempest in the Ocean of Patents on Routing and Switching Technology

... Smaller entities can seize the opportunity to accelerate their technologies’ adoption by actively engaging in standards organizations like IETF.

< <https://ipwatchdog.com/2023/07/05/navigating-tempest-ocean-patents-routing-switching-technology/id=162796/> https://ipwatchdog.com/2023/07/05/navigating-tempest-ocean-patents-routing-switching-technology/id=162796/>

 

Apple, Civil Liberty Groups Condemn UK Online Safety Bill

... Element is also working with the IETF on messaging layer security (MLS). a new security layer for encryption within groups of two to many. MLS will provide both forward secrecy and post-compromise security due to a pre-specified key rotation or replacement rate.

< <https://www.securityweek.com/apple-civil-liberty-groups-condemn-uk-online-safety-bill/> https://www.securityweek.com/apple-civil-liberty-groups-condemn-uk-online-safety-bill/>

 

Quelles stratégies pour nommer ses systèmes informatiques ? [What strategies can be used to name its computer systems?]

Comment nommer ses ressources informatiques ? Voici quelques options, sur la base des discussions autour d’une recommandation IETF.

< <https://www.silicon.fr/strategies-nommer-systemes-informatiques-469169.html> https://www.silicon.fr/strategies-nommer-systemes-informatiques-469169.html>

 

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IETF COMMUNITY NOTES

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RFC 9419 on Considerations on Application – Network Collaboration Using Path Signals

Abstract: This document discusses principles for designing mechanisms that use or provide path signals and calls for standards action in specific valuable cases. RFC 8558 describes path signals as messages to or from on-path elements and points out that visible information will be used whether or not it is intended as a signal.

< <https://www.iab.org/2023/07/07/rfc-9419-on-considerations-on-application-network-collaboration-using-path-signals/> https://www.iab.org/2023/07/07/rfc-9419-on-considerations-on-application-network-collaboration-using-path-signals/>

 

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INTERNET OF THINGS

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Embedded IoT security: Helping vendors in the design process

The number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices is increasing at a pace where owners can’t keep up with device updates and secure configurations. Statista reports that the total number of IoT devices is expected to reach 30.9 billion units in 2025. That’s more than double the 13.8 billion devices that were connected in 2021.

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2023/07/06/embedded-iot-security-helping-vendors-in-the-design-process/> https://blog.apnic.net/2023/07/06/embedded-iot-security-helping-vendors-in-the-design-process/>

 

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QUANTUM NETWORKING

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Quantum network technology

Prof Dr Stephanie Wehner, Director of the European Quantum Internet Alliance, explains how quantum network technology and a quantum internet could revolutionise communication and connectivity

< <https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/quantum-network-technology-delft-internet/162781/> https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/quantum-network-technology-delft-internet/162781/>

 

HSBC Joins Quantum-Secure Network

Banking giant HSBC has announced it is joining BT and Toshiba’s groundbreaking quantum-secured metro network (QSMN). HSBC becomes the first bank to connect to the UK-based network, as it looks to future-proof its global operations against quantum-enabled cyber-threats.

< <https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hsbc-quantum-secure-network/> https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hsbc-quantum-secure-network/>

 

HSBC is first bank to join BT’s commercial quantum-secured metro network 

HSBC has become the first bank to join BT and Toshiba’s commercial trial quantum-secured metro network, working in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The bank will trial the quantum secure transmission of test data over fibre-optic cables between its global HQ in Canary Wharf and a data centre in Berkshire, 62km away.

< <https://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/hsbc-is-first-bank-to-join-bts-commercial-quantum-secured-metro-network/> https://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/hsbc-is-first-bank-to-join-bts-commercial-quantum-secured-metro-network/>

 

Deutsche Telekom moves a step closer to quantum secured network

Marc Vanlerberghe, Senior Business Development Manager at Deutsche Telekom, revealed the operator’s activities towards a quantum safe future at Laser World of Photonics. Operators and network providers are known for their lack of enthusiasm for “fiddling” with the network, changing parameters in order to enable new technology such as quantum key distribution.

< <https://www.fibre-systems.com/analysis-opinion/deutsche-telekom-moves-step-closer-quantum-secured-network> https://www.fibre-systems.com/analysis-opinion/deutsche-telekom-moves-step-closer-quantum-secured-network>

 

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OTHERWISE NOTEWORTHY

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Gavin Young: Technical Standards are Key to Delivering a Quality Broadband Experience

Ever since the internet was introduced to the world, the demands placed on it by users have constantly evolved. It was once a blessing to simply be connected, but now that more than half the world relies on the internet for work, schooling, and day-to-day activities, the broadband industry must shift its focus to delivering a quality user experience.

< <https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2023/07/gavin-young-technical-standard-are-key-to-delivering-a-quality-broadband-experience/> https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2023/07/gavin-young-technical-standard-are-key-to-delivering-a-quality-broadband-experience/>

 

Introducing Threads: A New Way to Share with Text

Mark Zuckerberg just announced the initial version of Threads, an app built by the Instagram team for sharing with text. Whether you’re a creator or a casual poster, Threads offers a new, separate space for real-time updates and public conversations. We are working toward making Threads compatible with the open, interoperable social networks that we believe can shape the future of the internet. ... Soon, we are planning to make Threads compatible with ActivityPub, the open social networking protocol established by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the body responsible for the open standards that power the modern web. This would make Threads interoperable with other apps that also support the ActivityPub protocol, such as Mastodon and WordPress – allowing new types of connections that are simply not possible on most social apps today. Other platforms including Tumblr have shared plans to support the ActivityPub protocol in the future.

< <https://about.instagram.com/blog/announcements/threads-instagram-text-feature> https://about.instagram.com/blog/announcements/threads-instagram-text-feature>

 

An interview with Vint Cerf, one of the “fathers of the internet”: how Vint Cerf thinks disruptive technologies, such as generative AI, should be regulated [registration]

ALMOST 50 YEARS ago, Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn designed TCP/IP, a set of rules enabling computers to connect and communicate with each other. It led to the creation of a vast global network: the internet. TCP/IP is how almost the entirety of the internet still sends and receives information. Vint Cerf is now 80 and serves as the chief internet evangelist and a vice president at Google. He is also the chairman of the Marconi Society, a group that promotes digital equity.

< <https://www.economist.com/vint-cerf-pod> https://www.economist.com/vint-cerf-pod>

 

China's IPv6 active users hit 763 mln: report

Active users of IPv6 hit 763 million in China by the end of May, accounting for 71.51 percent of the total user base, according to a recently released report.

< <https://english.news.cn/20230705/33d6d57d3d2c4946b7c942e0662017fd/c.html> https://english.news.cn/20230705/33d6d57d3d2c4946b7c942e0662017fd/c.html>

 

Revolutionizing Telecommunications with Intent-Based Quality on Demand APIs

In today’s digitally connected world, where everyone expects high-speed and reliable connections for their data-intensive activities, quality of service (QoS) plays the starring role. Think of QoS as the traffic cop of the digital highway, ensuring that data gets where it needs to go smoothly and quickly. For service providers, QoS is more than just traffic management. It’s a way to ensure customer satisfaction, differentiate their services and ultimately succeed in the ever-competitive telecommunications market.

< <https://www.cablelabs.com/blog/revolutionizing-telecommunications-with-intent-based-quality-on-demand-apis> https://www.cablelabs.com/blog/revolutionizing-telecommunications-with-intent-based-quality-on-demand-apis>

 

CableLabs, TIP claim OpenWiFi offers ‘deeper level’ interoperability

Following the recent news that CableLabs and Telecom Infra Project (TIP) successfully validated new interoperable hardware and software and “refreshed” the OpenWiFi Community Lab, RCR Wireless News spoke with Jack Raynor, co-chair of the OpenWiFi program group at TIP and Josh Redmore, principal architect of wireless access technologies for CableLabs to learn more about how the entities are working together to foster an open, disaggregated Wi-Fi environment, as well as what benefits lie ahead for consumers and businesses.

< <https://www.rcrwireless.com/20230706/network-infrastructure/wi-fi/cablelabs-tip-claim-openwifi-offers-deeper-level-interoperability> https://www.rcrwireless.com/20230706/network-infrastructure/wi-fi/cablelabs-tip-claim-openwifi-offers-deeper-level-interoperability>

 

Test and Measurement: Broadband Forum launches project focused on 5G FWA for MDUs

Broadband Forum has launched a new technical project focused on enabling 5G Fixed Wireless Access to more efficiently serve multi-dwelling units (MDUs) via the re-use of existing property infrastructure cabling.

< <https://www.rcrwireless.com/20230707/test-and-measurement/test-and-measurement-broadband-forum-launches-project-focused-on-5g-fwa-for-mdus> https://www.rcrwireless.com/20230707/test-and-measurement/test-and-measurement-broadband-forum-launches-project-focused-on-5g-fwa-for-mdus>

 

Apple voting rights expansion triggers 3GPP rule change [registration]

To avoid ‘arms race’ among members, world’s most important group of Standards Development Organisations set to introduce new restrictions

< <https://www.iam-media.com/article/apple-voting-rights-expansion-triggers-3gpp-rule-change> https://www.iam-media.com/article/apple-voting-rights-expansion-triggers-3gpp-rule-change>

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