For decades, private traffic hid inside a special protocol. IPsec, OpenVPN, and WireGuard still do that: they punch an encrypted L2/L3 tunnel across the public path, then stuff TCP, UDP, SCTP, or RTP inside it. Middleboxes learned the silhouette. ESP is protocol 50. IKE is UDP/500. If those ports are blocked, the VPN is gone. … Continue reading IPSec vs MASQUE
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Digital Rights Management (DRM)
DRM empowers content owners and distributors to successfully manage ad sales rights, produce accurate inventory forecasts, optimize for maximum revenue, deliver yield-optimized ads, and analyze video business performance. Why DRM Still Matters Piracy tooling now targets low-latency and browser-delivered streams, not just VOD assets. Modern stacks blend real-time WebRTC, near-real-time LL-HLS/DASH on QUIC, and traditional … Continue reading Digital Rights Management (DRM)
Encapsulting Protocols
Secure Shell (SSH )Encapsulating protocols at Network LayerIP in IP Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) ESP (Encapsulating Security Payload)Encapsulating protocols at Transport Layer TLS and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS)Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)QUIC TCP encapsulationSubtle points of using encapsulationPath MTU and fragmentationMigration of inner payload from one to another protocolPrioritization and congestion post encapsulationMisordering Loss of ECN … Continue reading Encapsulting Protocols
Telecom R & D 