• 6 min read
When it comes to RIPE Atlas, bigger is better. Each new probe adds another vantage point, bringing the measurement platform closer to its goal of providing an unprecedented view of the state of the Internet. But expansion into new geographical locations and networks wouldn't be possible without the…
Based in Amsterdam
Hailing from a research background in philosophy, linguistics and computer science, I came to the RIPE NCC back in 2016 and took on the role of RIPE Labs Editor in 2020. More
• 4 min read
Following the Facebook outage that took place on 4 October, we saw people looking to BGPlay to get a better view of what went on. Here's a look at what the RIPEstat visualisation has to show us about the event in question.
• 4 min read
On 1 July, we stopped maintenance of the RIPE NCC RPKI Validator, roughly a decade after launching it. For many years, we provided the community with a public RPKI Validator on https://rpki-validator.ripe.net/ that used the RIPE NCC RPKI Validator. Now it’s time to migrate this service to Routinato…
Based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Paul is the manager of the Global Information Infrastructure team at the RIPE NCC. The team is responsible for the public DNS services the NCC offers (K-root, reverse DNS, secondary DNS service for several ccTLDs, etc), for RIS and for the platform that stores the data for RIPE Atlas. More
• 3 min read
Outgrowing your IPv4 allocation is one of many very good reasons to get on with deploying IPv6. Here's a use case on the latest steps the RIPE NCC has been taking in the piecemeal process of deploying IPv6 across its services.
Based in Oslo, Norway
Network architect and administrator for Redpill Linpro, an application and server operations and data centre hosting provider operating in the Nordic countries. More
• 5 min read
With the arrival of the next generation of gaming consoles, has progress been made toward better IPv6 capability?
Based in Taupo, New Zealand
Nevil started work at the University of Auckland's Computer Centre in 1971, developed the University's internal network, then the Kawaihiko ( NZ Universities) network, which used NeTraMet, his Traffic Flow Monitoring system. He has been active in the IETF since 1992. From 1990 onward he's been a CAIDA Staff member. … More
• 29 min read
This analysis of RIPE Atlas traceroutes for days in 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2019 displays full network graphs for each successive half-hour and develops an algorithm for finding node or edge outages of an hour or more.
George Michaelson is currently APNIC's senior R&D scientist. Recently, he has been working on long-baseline IPv6 and DNS statistics using Internet-wide end-user measurement, services logging, audit and analysis, and design and implementation of the Internet Number Resource Certification framework. George is a member of the BCS, and a founder member … More
• 7 min read
Simple yet crucial ways to ensure your ROAs are functioning as they should.
Based in Sydney, Australia
Cameron Steel is a tech enthusiast with interests in networking and security, particularly in advancing the adoption of IPv6, DNSSEC and HTTPS. More
• 7 min read
Networking in Docker comes with challenges, but IPv6’s abundance of addresses holds some solutions.
Suzanne Taylor is a Public Policy & Internet Governance Consultant. In her work with the RIPE NCC, she has engaged with a broad range of Internet stakeholders including the RIPE NCC membership, governments, law enforcement and intergovernmental organisations. From 2012 to 2016, she worked in communications at the RIPE NCC … More
• 3 min read
We take a comprehensive look at five different countries in Mediterranean Europe as the next in our series of RIPE NCC Internet Country Reports.
George Michaelson is currently APNIC's senior R&D scientist. Recently, he has been working on long-baseline IPv6 and DNS statistics using Internet-wide end-user measurement, services logging, audit and analysis, and design and implementation of the Internet Number Resource Certification framework. George is a member of the BCS, and a founder member … More
• 16 min read
What are ping and traceroute, really? They’re part of the control plane, and the data plane, kind of…
