Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Internet Routing - Leaks in the Plumbing

As you saw in last week's article on datacenters, there's quite a bit of sophisticated technology running the Internet. The more complex something is, though, the more often it breaks. The topic of Internet route hijacking is making the news this week as one of those complex things that network researchers are studying.

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Internet Routing - Leaks in the Plumbing

As you saw in last week's article on datacenters, there's quite a bit of sophisticated technology running the Internet. The more complex something is, though, the more often it breaks. The topic of Internet route hijacking is making the news this week as one of those complex things that network researchers are studying.

Bradley Mitchell
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