BCPs now cost firms real money per minute
With 245 BCP entries by 2026, IETF docs now advocate unproven behaviors. Learn why this shift costs your firm substantial money per minute.
Alexander Timokhin
14 min readNetwork Infrastructure Intelligence
IPv4 transfer markets, BGP routing security, RPKI adoption, and ASN governance — analysis for network operators.
Alexander Timokhin
14 min read
Telecom token shifts: China's 50M daily burn
China Telecom sees a tenfold surge as 60,000 new cloud activations prove traffic metrics are dead for modern AI agents.
Alexander Timokhin
10 min readIPv8 routing flaws: Why Thain's design fails
Thain's IPv8 draft merges 8 functions into one Zone Server, creating a single point of failure that ignores how 50.10% of users now access IPv6.
Nikita Sinitsyn
14 min read
IPv8 routing breaks legacy silicon at 64 bits
IPv8 breaks legacy silicon, forcing upgrades that current multi-billion-dollar SONiC deployments cannot support without major risk.
Alexei Krylov
12 min read
IPv8 hardware limits: Why legacy routers fail now
Global internet hit 74% penetration. Adding IPv8 now means replacing billions in legacy hardware that vendors abandoned years ago.
Vladislava Shadrina
13 min read
IPv8 draft fails: Why 64-bit zones break routing
The IPv8 draft proposes 18.4 quintillion addresses, but its centralized Zone Server creates a single failure point operators can't ignore.
Georgy Masterov
12 min read
IPv6 Truth: 10x Collision Nightmares Explained
Don't trust IPv8 hype. Data from 2026 proves IPv6 handles mergers better, avoiding the 10x collision risks seen in fragmented legacy networks.
Vladislava Shadrina
12 min read
IPv4x keeps routers working while extending space
With 57% of traffic still on IPv4, IPv4x extends space without breaking routers. A pragmatic look at the 96-bit subspace solution.
Vladislava Shadrina
14 min read
IPv4 collisions: The 127.x solution explained
Jamie Thain proposes repurposing 127.x to solve 10.x overlaps, offering a fix while global IPv6 sits at 50.10% usage in 2026.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
10 min read
Airgapped SageMaker: Zero Public Internet Setup
Build a compliant VPC with private subnets in 3 zones. Keep data off the public internet while integrating private sources securely.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
13 min read
RPKI validation hits 65.5%: Why IPv4 owners must act now
With IPv4 validity at 65.5%, ignoring RPKI risks traffic rejection. Learn how to deploy ROA and ASPA objects before enforcement deadlines hit.
Vladislava Shadrina
14 min read
Gateway API for EKS: Unify Traffic Before 2026
Ingress NGINX retires in March 2026. Shift to Gateway API now to unify your ALB and VPC Lattice traffic with one rule.
Alexander Timokhin
13 min read