The challenges of bufferbloat remain within the networks, and previous efforts to provide indications of full buffers and to manage flow rates have not lead to their intended outcomes. A…
RFC7511: Scenic Routing for IPv6
An RFC has been published today to cover alternatives to IPv6 routing options. In times of Green IT, a lot of effort is put into reducing the energy consumption of…
Arctic Fibre reduces latency on route between Japan and UK – via the North Pole
Arctic Fibre is planning a new 24Tb/s cable network that will connect Tokyo in Japan and Europe, via the Americas. This cable aims to shave off 24 milliseconds of latency…
RFC7169: The NSA (No Secrecy Afforded) Certificate Extension
In a move to counteract some of the recent security concerns on organisations being compelled to relinquish keys to national intelligence agencies, an RFC has been raised to provide an…
RFC7168: The Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol for Tea Efflux Appliances (HTCPCP-TEA)
A update has been published to the RFC2324: Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol (HTCPCP), to allow for an expansion to cover the use of the protocol to include Tea…
Microsoft adds Blackberry to phone stable?
AMicrosoft having recently acquired the Nokia phone stable as platforms for Windows Phone are still rumoured to be looking at adding the Blackberry platform as well. In January of Samsung…
STD to become mandatory in the UK?
In the UK for a long time we used to think of STDs not as something untoward in our health, but as a way of communicating over longer distances. Changes…
IBM adds SoftLayer to Cloud Services
IBM has finalised its deal with SoftLayer, announced last month. This grows IBM's capability to deliver cloud-based solutions considerably. SoftLayer adds new datacenters, an existing portfolio of customers, and a…