https://www.zdnet.com/article/ripe-opposes-chinas-internet-protocols-upgrade-plan/
> RIPE speaks out against China and Huawei's "New IP" internet upgrade plan, > says internet standards should be left to the IETF, not the UN. > > Catalin Cimpanu > > By Catalin Cimpanu for Zero Day | April 23, 2020 -- 20:40 GMT (06:40 AEST) | > Topic: Networking > DDoS botnet internet globe map > > EU-based Internet governance body RIPE is opposing a proposal to remodel core > internet protocols, a proposal backed by the Chinese government, Chinese > telecoms, and Chinese networking equipment vendor Huawei. > > Named "New IP," this proposal[1, 2, 3] consists of a revamped version of the > TCP/IP standards to accommodate new technologies, a "shutoff protocol" to cut > off misbehaving parts of the internet, and a new "top-to-bottom" governance > model that centralizes the internet and puts it into the hands of a few > crucial node operators. > > The New IP proposal was submitted last year to the International > Telecommunication Union (ITU) and brought to the public's attention following > a Financial Times report last month (paywalled, see alternative coverage > here). > > The proposal received immediate criticism from the general public and privacy > advocates due to its obvious attempt to hide internet censorship features > behind a technical redesign of the TCP/IP protocol stack. > > The New IP proposal was described as the Chinese government's attempt to > export and impose its autocratic views onto the rest of the internet and its > infrastructure. Authoritarian countries like Iran, Russia, and Saudi Arabia > expressed support for the proposal. > RIPE says internet standards should be left to the IETF > > In a blog post this week, RIPE NCC, the regional Internet registry for > Europe, West Asia, and the former USSR, formally expressed a public opinion > against China New IP proposal. > > "Do we need New IP? I don't think we do," said Marco Hogewoning, the current > acting Manager Public Policy and Internet Governance at the RIPE NCC. > > "Although certain technical challenges exist with the current Internet model, > I do not believe that we need a whole new architecture to address them." > > Hogewoning says that any endeavors to revamp internet protocols should be > left to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the international body > that has been in charge of defining internet standards for decades. Such > issues should not be left to the ITU, which is the United Nation's > telecommunications body, and an agency where political influence rules, > rather than technically-sound arguments. > > In addition, RIPE is also concerned with the attempt to change the internet's > current decentralized nature. > > In a document with a harsher tone RIPE sent to the ITU in February, the > organization expressed its concerns about the New IP proposal. > > "The RIPE NCC is deeply concerned by what has been proposed here," Hogewoning > said. "We are especially concerned by the notion that this proposal > represents an opportunity to steer away from the traditional 'bottom-up' > decision-making model. > > "We also believe the technical rationale presented is flawed and find the > suggested alternative designs to be both unrealistic and unproven." > > Going forward, Hogewoning urges national internet governance organizations to > reach out to local decision-makers and recommend that they vote against the > New IP proposal, which is set to enter into testing in 2021, and go under a > vote at a later date. > > "For now, what is most important is that we, as an industry, state our needs > and let decision makers know that New IP is not what we need," the RIPE > manager said. > > "Talk to your government representatives at the ITU and elsewhere and make > sure they understand that this proposal is not about a real need for new > technology, but about trying to alter the governance structure of the > Internet." -- Kim Holburn IT Network & Security Consultant T: +61 2 61402408 M: +61 404072753 mailto:[email protected] aim://kimholburn skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
