As part of an investigation into several other things, my Internet research dredged up some work by Jim Gettys on Bufferbloat, which was related closely enough to my intended target…
RIP: Steve Jobs, Apple founder
Just over a month ago, I asked Has Jobs really left the core of apple? Today, sadly, it is certain that he has. In the news, pictures show the Apple…
A brief history of the IBM PC, thirty years on.
30 years ago today, a new office automation device was officially launched by IBM at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York. August 12, 1981, marked the launch of the…
This one time, when I found two identical MAC addresses…
So, this one time, I discovered two network cards with identical MAC addresses. During 1993, and a network transition from Token-Ring to 10-BaseT Ethernet, I had to deal with a…
Goodbye IPv4 Address Space?
So today marked an auspicious occasion in which the last 5 /8 IP addresses were handed to each of the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). This marks the last of the…
RFC5513: IANA Considerations for Three Letter Acronyms
Confused about TLAs, and what they mean? Concerned about the lack of TLA space, and it current rapid depletion? Don't worry, there's an RFC for that. A Three-Letter Acronym (TLA)…
Ciena completes World Wide Packets acquisition
Ciena has announced that they have completed the acquisition of World Wide Packets. As covered in January, the deal closed for $196.7mn in cash, and 2.5mn Ciena shares ($87.8mn). Ciena…
Ciena to gain Carrier Ethernet with World Wide Packets announcement
Ciena Networks is acquiring privately-held World Wide Packets for $200mn in cash and $90mn in shares. World Wide Packets will act as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ciena. It brings a…