Abstract
With over 1.5 billion iPhones around the world, Apple's impact on the mobile landscape is unquestionable. One of the key reasons for this widespread adoption is the "Apple ecosystem", with features such as AirDrop, AirPlay, and more. Apple Wireless Direct Link (AWDL) is Apple's proprietary and undocumented IEEE 802.11-based ad hoc protocol that enables seamless data sharing between Apple devices. However, the Apple ecosystem is a double-edged sword, and AWDL can introduce network jitter on Apple devices. In this talk, we will go over how AWDL can disrupt the connectivity for Apple devices on Wi-Fi, and how "bad" networking practices can improve the end-user experience for Apple devices in your network.
Recording
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Christoff Visser
Christoff holds a Bachelor's in Computing and Mathematical Science from the University of Waikato. He is currently a researcher at the Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) research lab and has a background in Software Defined Networking and network automation tool development. His current topics include Internet resiliency in the Pacific, and designing and building platforms to simplify teaching and testing networks, aiming to make network education more accessible.