Research & Insights
APNIC is deeply involved in research and development initiatives that are designed to inform the basis of APNIC's operational and policy activities. These include data collection and analysis, speculative research, and standards development with both a short and long term focus.
The Asia Pacific region leads the world in terms of the rate of Internet deployment, with the strongest demand for IP resources stemming from the cutting-edge technological developments of the region's maturing societies. APNIC conducts extensive research into the depletion of the free pool of IPv4 addresses to predict timelines for IPv6 transition.
In order to guide the development of the Internet, accurate measurement and analysis of network activity is essential. APNIC participates in research initiatives such as the Day In The Life of the Internet project to provide the raw data for discussions of the operational future of the Internet.
APNIC also develops new and important technologies such as the APNIC Resource Certification project, whereby the rightful owners of Internet number resources can be unequivocally verified.
It is through these initiatives that APNIC contributes to the technological development of the Internet in the Asia Pacific region.
Current activities
| Standardization | |
|---|---|
| Internet draft | A Protocol for Provisioning Resource Certificates |
| Internet draft | Manifests for the Resource Public Key Infrastructure |
| Internet draft | A Profile for Bogon Origin Attestations (BOAs) |
Reports and updates
- APNIC Resource Certification project (PDF, 2.3mb)
pp 14-15, Apster 23, September 2007 - Certification of IP resources (PDF, 3.28mb)
pp 4-5, Apster 19, August 2006 - Resource transfer and certification (PDF, 1.7mb)
APNIC 23, March 2007 - Routing certification project update (PDF, 2.1mb)
APNIC 22, September 2006
Chief Scientist
- Geoff Huston
Speaker Biography
As Chief Scientist at APNIC, Geoff Huston acts in an advisory role and undertakes research on a variety of infrastructure, IP technology, and policy-related subjects.
Senior R&D Officer
- George Michaelson
Speaker Biography
George Michaelson is the senior research and development specialist at APNIC and has recently been working on long-baseline DNS statistics, services log audit and analysis, and designing the Resource Certification framework.