Gunter Van de Velde
Pronouns: he/him
Gunter Van de Velde serves as the Product Line Manager at Nokia's IP Department, specializing in routing technologies. His professional journey began in the realm of professional services, where he delved into modems and TDMs at a value-added reseller. Progressing through notable companies such as Cisco and Huawei, he transitioned from professional services to become a senior technical leader in protocol and network architectural design.
Since 2015, Gunter has been an integral part of Nokia, overseeing the global product line for routing technologies. In this role, he is responsible for shaping Nokia's routing roadmap and portfolio, encompassing software functional specifications and routing architectural design. Gunter boasts an extensive background in IPv6 technology, notably contributing to the architecture team of the government-sponsored 6NET project—an acclaimed international native IPv6 backbone connecting NRENs.
Beyond his managerial duties, Gunter has chaired OPSEC, DCROUTING, and LSVR, while also serving as a longstanding secretary of the Operational Directorate (opsdir). His industry contributions extend to co-authoring several RFCs and patents.
Outside the professional sphere, Gunter's interests revolve around travel, particularly in Asia, appreciating fine cuisine, and indulging in literary pursuits. He calls Antwerp, Belgium, his home base.
Roles
RFCs (9)
RFC | Date | Title | Cited by |
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RFC 4864 | May 2007 | Local Network Protection for IPv6 | 17 RFCs |
RFC 5180 | May 2008 | IPv6 Benchmarking Methodology for Network Interconnect Devices | 10 RFCs |
RFC 5375 | Dec 2008 | IPv6 Unicast Address Assignment Considerations | 5 RFCs |
RFC 6105 | Feb 2011 | IPv6 Router Advertisement Guard | 19 RFCs |
RFC 6676 | Aug 2012 | Multicast Addresses for Documentation | 1 RFC |
RFC 7610 | Aug 2015 | DHCPv6-Shield: Protecting against Rogue DHCPv6 Servers | 9 RFCs |
RFC 8273 | Dec 2017 | Unique IPv6 Prefix per Host | 4 RFCs |
RFC 9012 | Apr 2021 | The BGP Tunnel Encapsulation Attribute | 10 RFCs |
RFC 9681 | Nov 2024 | IS-IS Fast Flooding |
Active Internet-Drafts (2)
Expired Internet-Drafts (30)
- draft-ietf-idr-node-target-ext-comm
- draft-ietf-idr-flowspec-path-redirect
- draft-hsmit-lsr-isis-dnfm
- draft-hsmit-lsr-isis-flooding-over-tcp
- draft-keyupate-idr-bgp-spf
- draft-fioccola-spring-flow-label-alt-mark
- draft-vandevelde-spring-flow-aware-v6transport
- draft-vandevelde-sfc-nsh-length-overload
- draft-vandevelde-idr-ipv6-flowspec-imp
- draft-baker-opsec-passive-ip-address
- draft-venaas-mboned-mcaddrdoc
- draft-shishio-ospf-ospfv3-stub
- draft-vandevelde-v6ops-harmful-tunnels
- draft-vandevelde-v6ops-pref-ps
- draft-vyncke-vdv-v6ops-conf-stats
- draft-vandevelde-v6ops-cpe-default-route-detection
- draft-vandevelde-v6ops-ra-guard
- draft-vandevelde-v6ops-nap