Routing

Alexei Krylov 13 min read

IPv8 in 2026: Why I Still Trust IPv4 for Now

With IPv6 growth at just 5%, I explain why IPv8's telemetry claims don't yet justify leaving our stable IPv4 infrastructure behind.

May 1, 2026

IPv8 demands massive CPU power for forwarding

IPv8 routing requires 192 cores to handle packet rates. Learn why this control-plane indirection adds latency instead of solving scarcity.

May 1, 2026

Nikita Sinitsyn 13 min read

Asymmetric routing breaks filters; ReAct fixes it

See how ReAct stops 500x NTP amplification even when asymmetric routing breaks standard symmetric filters and drops valid packets.

May 1, 2026

Vladislava Shadrina 14 min read

CIDR routing fixes: 461k redundant routes clog tables

461,596 redundant routes now clog the global table. See how rigid classful blocks caused this IPv4 exhaustion and why CIDR aggregation must return.

Apr 30, 2026

Evgeny Sevastyanov 14 min read

RPKI validation cuts breach risk for networks

With only 40% of networks holding valid ROAs, your routing is exposed. Learn how cryptographic validation stops multimillion-dollar breaches now.

Apr 20, 2026

Alexei Krylov 13 min read

BGP updates: The single peer drowning our archives

One peer generated 2.93 billion updates in a day. Learn how to filter this BGP noise and restore clarity to your routing analysis.

Apr 16, 2026

Alexei Krylov 11 min read

Akamai steering breaks when open DNS hides users

Video eats 82% of bandwidth, yet Akamai steering breaks when open DNS hides client locations. Learn why hybrid models are now essential.

Apr 13, 2026

IPv8 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.

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.

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

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.

Mar 31, 2026

Vladislava Shadrina 14 min read

Classless routing fixes: Stop BGP table bloat today

Classful addressing wasted over 60,000 IPs per block. See how classless routing stops BGP bloat before edge complexity breaks your network.

Mar 24, 2026

Nikita Sinitsyn 12 min read

CIDR report data: Why 461k routes matter now

The global routing table nears 1 million routes. See why physical hardware limits now threaten core network stability without strict aggregation.

Mar 24, 2026

Alexei Krylov 13 min read

RPKI validation stops 820k IoT attacks by 2027

RPKI validation stops 820k daily IoT attacks by 2027. Learn why three security invariants prevent 65% of routing breaches today.

Mar 23, 2026

BGP visibility jumps with 300 new vantage points

See how 300 vantage points expose blind spots legacy archives miss. We move beyond theory to actionable three-month BGP analytics for engineers.

Mar 19, 2026

Alexander Timokhin 14 min read

SCION routing stops hijacks with crypto paths

With 48.18% of invalid prefixes failing length checks, SCION routing replaces broken trust with cryptographic path validation for real security.

Mar 17, 2026

Alexander Timokhin 15 min read

Cloud WAN cuts Betsson latency by 100 ms globally

See how Betsson cut latency by 100 ms and costs 15% by swapping complex mesh topologies for managed Cloud WAN architecture.

Mar 17, 2026

Alexander Timokhin 12 min read

Predictive routing intelligence stops BGP outages early

Only 25% of systems enforce Route Origin Validation. See how predictive intelligence scores ASN risk before malicious routes propagate globally.

Mar 15, 2026

Evgeny Sevastyanov 13 min read

BGP visibility gaps: Why legacy tools miss leaks

Legacy collectors cover less than 2% of global ASes. See how 5,000 vantage points expose routing leaks that traditional tools miss completely.

Mar 13, 2026

Routing control stays yours during DDoS outages

Attacks hit 31.4 Tbps in 2025. Keep your BGP keys to steer traffic when providers fail, ensuring you never lose control.

Mar 10, 2026

Alexander Timokhin 14 min read

Regional routing shifts: 7 NIRs drive security

Seven regional bodies now enforce routing integrity. With TWNIC reaching 98% IPv6 validity, I analyze how NIRs secure our infrastructure.

Mar 6, 2026

Nikita Sinitsyn 15 min read

Routing security gaps threaten your 2026 supply chain

Third-party breaches drive a massive share of incidents. Unauthenticated BGP routing remains a critical, undermanaged vulnerability you must fix.

Feb 26, 2026

APRICOT 2026: Real Talk on Jakarta Governance

Join me in Jakarta for APRICOT 2026. We'll tackle Prop164 and prepare our networks for the 70% of enterprises adopting agentic AI soon.

Feb 9, 2026

Alexei Krylov 15 min read

Autonomous Systems: Run Your Own BGP on FreeBSD

Join 80,000 active systems by running your own BGP. Learn to decouple your network identity from providers using FreeBSD and FRRouting.

Feb 8, 2026

BGP memory limits: Handling 722k daily updates

The IPv4 table added 53,000 entries in 2025. I break down what this 6% surge means for your router memory and planning.

Feb 5, 2026