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BGP Table Fragmentation: What & Who?

BGP Table Fragmentation: What & Who?

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Julien Gamba

9 min read

BGP routing table growth is one of the major Internet scaling issues, and prefix deaggregation is thought to be a major contributor to table growth. In this work we quantify the fragmentation of the routing table by the type of IP prefix. We observe that the proportion of deaggregated prefixes has …

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Results of the DNS Measurements Hackathon

Results of the DNS Measurements Hackathon

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Vesna Manojlovic

11 min read

Reporting from the hackathon is difficult: the spirit of the event lies in direct participation and shared experiences. In this article, we celebrate the achievements of the fifth RIPE NCC hackathon, document and promote results, and create a memento for participants.

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Ten Years of MENOG: What Have We Learned?

Ten Years of MENOG: What Have We Learned?

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Hisham Ibrahim

7 min read

We have just concluded MENOG 17 in Muscat, Oman, which coincided with MENOG’s ten-year anniversary. It is no secret that MENOG has seen several ups and downs during the ten years since it came into existence. This journey has resulted in the accumulation of a tremendous amount of experience that ha…

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My Experiences as an ICANN Fellow

My Experiences as an ICANN Fellow

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Alastair Strachan

13 min read

Early mornings, long days, lots of acronyms and overall an amazing learning experience.

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Follow Up to IXP Tools Hackathon: Code Sprint

Follow Up to IXP Tools Hackathon: Code Sprint

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Vesna Manojlovic

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As a part of the RIPE NCC's ongoing engagement with the Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) we have organised a code sprint. Researchers and IXP developers got together to continue work on the projects started during the IXP Tools hackathon, and achieved new, tangible results.

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Uncertainty is Key

Uncertainty is Key

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Uta Meier-Hahn

8 min read

In order to manufacture Internet connectivity, network operators around the globe make a joint effort. As of today, they have interconnected more than 55,000 Autonomous Systems. By the measure of existence, the Internet gives evidence of a remarkable degree of decentral coordination between network…

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Apply Now for New RIPE Fellowship Programme

Apply Now for New RIPE Fellowship Programme

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Amanda Gowland

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The RIPE Fellowship will fund up to five attendees from the RIPE NCC service region to participate in a RIPE Meeting.

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A Slice of 5G

A Slice of 5G

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Marco Hogewoning

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The concept of a 5th generation of mobile networking is gaining traction – not only among policy makers but also in technical standardisation work.

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Ethics in Network Measurements

Ethics in Network Measurements

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Mirjam Kühne

6 min read

For the 2017 edition of the Free and Open Software event FOSDEM, our Community Builder Vesna Manojlovic gave an interview about moral obligations of engineers, scientists and hackers, based on the example of RIPE Atlas.

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What we Learned Setting up NLNOG

What we Learned Setting up NLNOG

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Job Snijders

6 min read

Over the past few years, many new local Network Operator Groups (NOGs) have been set up, each of them defined by their own unique characteristics. We wanted to share some of our experiences from setting up the Netherlands Network Operator Group (NLNOG).

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