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Tech HistoryDeep Dive October 3, 2026 7 min read

BGP's Early Design: How Autonomous Systems Began Exchanging Routes

Follow BGP from its 1989 experimental RFC through early revisions, examining AS paths, reachability exchange, policy boundaries, and Internet growth.

#bgp#routing#internet-history

Tech HistoryDeep Dive October 2, 2026 5 min read

Trace the open IETF IPng selection process from address-growth concerns through RFC 1883, RFC 2460, and today's RFC 8200.

#ipv6#ietf#standards