APNIC is the Regional Internet Registry administering IP addresses for the Asia Pacific

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Project IPv6-first: A case study in achieving an 80% native IPv6 SOHO network

By Terry Sweetser

Guest Post: How a modern SOHO network can achieve an 80% native IPv6 ratio by leveraging NetFlow insights to identify residual IPv4 paths and eliminate them.

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[Podcast] What does ‘BCP’ really mean?

By George Michaelson

A conversation with Geoff Huston on what 'best' and 'current' mean in BCP. Is it a reflection of what is deployed today, or an expression of what the community aims to achieve?

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RPKI@APNIC
Secure your routing with RPKI. Find how you can take advantage of RPKI and how it helps secure Internet routing.
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The potential of erroneous outbound traffic

By Andrea Sordello

Guest Post: Network monitoring has traditionally been built around a simple assumption: Most problems come from outside. What can we learn by observing the traffic that leaves our networks — especially when it does not receive a reply?

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RPKI vs social engineering: A case study in route hijacking

By Carlos Martinez-Cagnazzo

Guest Post: A short BGP hijack in 2025 showed how routing security can fail when attackers exploit weaknesses in provider onboarding.

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The last time

By Geoff Huston

Understanding how different platforms count time — and when those counters expire — is essential for operators preparing their systems for the next wave of rollover milestones.

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Key moments from the APNIC AGM at APRICOT 2026

By Timothy Hildred

The AGM provides an opportunity to learn more about APNIC and to ask questions of the EC.

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Make this one change to prevent IPv6 routing loops in your network

By Maynard Koch

Guest Post: Routing loops cause packets to circulate between routers. This can congest links, enable DDoS attacks, and ultimately reduce the stability and reliability of the Internet. The good news is that IPv6 routing loops are easy to prevent.

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Demystifying performance of eBPF network applications

By Farbod Shahinfar

Guest Post: eBPF has been widely leveraged to improve network function performance. Can similar benefits be achieved for web servers and microservices?