Modifications to the IP Analyser to Reflect New Policy

We are in the process of implementing the policy regarding Post Depletion Adjustment of Procedures (2013-03). In this article we will give an overview of the changes we are making to the IP Analyser web interface and API, so you can accommodate your scripts and workflow. We intend to implement these changes on 16 April 2014.

This article is obsolete. The functionality for IP Analyser has been migrated into “My Resources” on my.ripe.net.

Currently, the IP Analyser provides an overview of all invalid assignments , which fall into five categories:

Overlapping assignments
Assignments registered without approval
Sub-allocation warnings
Objects with an incompatible "status" attribute
Incomplete RIPE Database objects

The second category, assignments registered without approval, has become completely redundant and will be removed, as will anything regarding assignment windows. This will not affect you in the web interface, but you may have scripting in place around the IP Analyser API , which renders JSON and plain text “asused” style output.

Changes to plain text output

The section "Invalid Netname(s)" will be removed entirely, including "List of events for netname".
The section "Summary of assignments in allocations" will be removed entirely.
"Number of assignments per allocation" (previously in the Summary of assignments in allocations section) will be moved to the Usage of allocations section.

Example of current output

 regid:             nl.ripencc-ts


Usage of allocations

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allocation                           Total  Usage %   In Use     Free
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
193.0.24.0 - 193.0.31.255             2048     100%     2048        0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      2048     100%     2048        0

Summary of assignments in allocations

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allocation                        Approved       AW Infra-AW  Invalid  Count
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
193.0.24.0 - 193.0.31.255                0      512        0     1536      2
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         0      512        0     1536      2


All assignments
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Database Assignment               size     date  netname
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
193.0.24.0 - 193.0.30.255         1792 20131009  RIPENCC-MEETING-PUBLIC
193.0.31.0 - 193.0.31.255          256 20131009  RIPENCC-MEETING-INFRASTRUCTURE

Free Address Space
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Address range                       size
------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Invalid Netname(s)
Netname    Inetnum                          Date        Size  Not App    AW  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ERROR RIPENCC-MEETING-PUBLIC                                               
  invalid 193.0.24.0 - 193.0.30.255         20131009    1792    1536    256

List of events for netname RIPENCC-MEETING-PUBLIC
Date     Event  inetnum                                size      App    Aw
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20050427 aw                                               0
20050715 aw                                             128
20130807 aw                                             256
20131009 inetnum 193.0.24.0 - 193.0.30.255             1792 x      0   256

Example of new output

 regid:             nl.ripencc-ts


Usage of allocations

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allocation                           Total  Usage %   In Use     Free   # Asg 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
193.0.24.0 - 193.0.31.255             2048     100%     2048        0       2
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      2048     100%     2048        0       2

All assignments
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Database Assignment               size     date  netname
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
193.0.24.0 - 193.0.30.255         1792 20131009  RIPENCC-MEETING-PUBLIC
193.0.31.0 - 193.0.31.255          256 20131009  RIPENCC-MEETING-INFRASTRUCTURE

Free Address Space
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Address range                       size
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Changes to JSON output

The "policyViolations" element (inside "violations") will not be returned anymore. This is not a breaking change since it is an old attribute that will simply not be returned anymore.

Example of current output

 
  {
 
 
  

   
 
 
  "allocations"
 
 
  :
 
 
 
 
  [
 
 
  

     
 
 
  {
 
 
  

       
 
 
  "assignments"
 
 
  :
 
 
 
 
  [
 
 
  

         
 
 
  {
 
 
  

           
 
 
  "violations"
 
 
  :
 
 
 
 
  {
 
 
  

             
 
 
  "policyViolations"
 
 
  :
 
 
 
 
  {
 
 
  

               
 
 
  "code"
 
 
  :
 
 
 
 
  "POLICY_VIOLATION"
 
 
  ,
 
 
  

               
 
 
  "message"
 
 
  :
 
 
 
 
  "The size of assignment 193.0.24.0 - 193.0.30.255 is 1536 addresses outside the assignment window approval."
 
 
  

             
 
 
  }
 
 
  

           
 
 
  },
 
 
  

           
 
 
  "status"
 
 
  :
 
 
 
 
  "ASSIGNED PA"
 
 
  ,
 
 
  

           
 
 
  "range"
 
 
  :
 
 
 
 
  "193.0.24.0/22,/23,/24"
 
 
  ,
 
 
  

           
 
 
  "infra"
 
 
  :
 
 
 
 
  false
 
 
  ,
 
 
  

           
 
 
  "registrationDate"
 
 
  :
 
 
 
 
  "20131009"
 
 
  ,
 
 
  

           
 
 
  "netName"
 
 
  :
 
 
 
 
  "RIPENCC-MEETING-PUBLIC"
 
 
  

         
 
 
  },

Example of new output

 
  {
 
 
  

   
 
 
  "allocations"
 
 
  :
 
 
 
 
  [
 
 
  

     
 
 
  {
 
 
  

       
 
 
  "assignments"
 
 
  :
 
 
 
 
  [
 
 
  

         
 
 
  {
 
 
  

           
 
 
  "violations"
 
 
  :
 
 
 
 
  {},
 
 
  

           
 
 
  "status"
 
 
  :
 
 
 
 
  "ASSIGNED PA"
 
 
  ,
 
 
  

           
 
 
  "range"
 
 
  :
 
 
 
 
  "193.0.24.0/22,/23,/24"
 
 
  ,
 
 
  

           
 
 
  "infra"
 
 
  :
 
 
 
 
  false
 
 
  ,
 
 
  

           
 
 
  "registrationDate"
 
 
  :
 
 
 
 
  "20131009"
 
 
  ,
 
 
  

           
 
 
  "netName"
 
 
  :
 
 
 
 
  "RIPENCC-MEETING-PUBLIC"
 
 
  

         
 
 
  },