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News and Updates

NIST Releases Measurement Tool for Emerging BGP Security Technologies

April 26, 2021

NIST has released a new version of its measurement tools aimed at improving trust and confidence in emerging technologies for improving the security and

Illustration shows computer monitor linked to walkie talkie on one side and smartphone on the other.

Low-Cost NIST Demo Links Public Safety Radios to Broadband Wireless Network

April 12, 2021

Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a low-cost computer system that connects older public safety radios with the

NIST Updates USGv6 Program in Support of New Federal IPv6 Initiatives

December 2, 2020

In November 2020, OMB issued memorandum M-21-07 "Completing the Transition to Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)", which outlines the Federal government's

Projects and Programs

Optical Networking of Superconducting Quantum Nodes with Transduction Devices

A collaborative team working to establish the science and technology of networks for superconducting quantum computers by demonstrating the world’s first

Trustworthy Networks of Things

NIST is working with industry to design, standardize, test and foster adoption of network-centric approaches to protect IoT devices from the Internet and to

USGv6 Program

NIST is Working with other USG agencies and industry to develop and maintain the standards, test program, deployment guidance and test and measurement tools

Trustworthy Networks Program

NIST works with industry partners to advance the research, standardization and adoption of technologies necessary to increase the security, privacy, robustness

Publications

Power-Consumption Outage in Beyond Fifth Generation Mobile Communication Systems

February 12, 2021

Author(s)

Hamid Gharavi

One of the biggest problems facing future mobile systems beyond 5G (B5G) is the energy dissipation of mobile devices at high data rates. The heat generated by

USGv6 Profile

November 24, 2020

Author(s)

Douglas C. Montgomery, Mark E. Carson, Timothy Winters, Michayla Newcombe, Timothy Carlin

This profile establishes a basic taxonomy of IPv6 capabilities, defined in terms of IETF specifications, resulting in specific capability labels for common

NISTv6 Capabilities Table

November 24, 2020

Author(s)

Douglas C. Montgomery, Timothy Winters

The NISTv6 Capabilities Table (NCT) provides a concise tabular summary of the technical requirements of the NISTv6 profile. For ease of reference, the NCT is

NIST IPv6 Profile

November 24, 2020

Author(s)

Douglas C. Montgomery, Mark E. Carson, Timothy Winters, Michayla Newcombe, Timothy Carlin

This profile establishes a basic taxonomy of IPv6 capabilities, defined in terms of IETF specifications, resulting in specific capability labels for common