Measurements and Statistics

Statistical Characterisation of RTT Series

Maxime Mouchet

• 6 Feb 2019

• 10 min read

Statistical characterisation of Round Trip Times (RTT) series is useful for network management. For example, if several paths are available between a source and a destination, say in a routing overlay context, it may be useful to select the path dynamically based on some inference on the current Qu…

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Managing DNS Zones Using Git

Ondřej Caletka

• 4 Feb 2019

• 12 min read

Using zone files for managing the Domain Name System (DNS) zone data is the most basic and flexible way to manage the authoritative DNS data. In this post, we will describe how the Git version control system can be used to store zone file history and protect against errors.

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What Happens When You Let Statisticians Loose on RIPE Atlas Data?

Emile Aben

• 1 Feb 2019

• 3 min read

Humans are pretty good at finding patterns in network measurements, but it can be difficult to automate this so one can process many time series at the same time. Now we have an expert in the house who can help us with this.

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RIPE Atlas Anchors 400+

Alun Davies

• 23 Jan 2019

• 5 min read

On 3 January, the number of connected RIPE Atlas anchors hit 400. Here's a look at some of the recent developments that helped get us there.

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Redesigning the RIPE Atlas Measurement Detail Page

Jasper den Hertog

• 17 Jan 2019

• 7 min read

We're switching to a new back-end solution for storing RIPE Atlas measurement metadata. Here's a detailed look at how those back-end changes have impacted front-end design.

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RIPE IPmap - What's Under the Hood?

Massimo Candela

• 16 Jan 2019

• 6 min read

Some time ago we introduced RIPE IPmap. Now it’s time to take a look under the hood and see how the geolocation of Infrastructure IP addresses is done.

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RIPE NCC Country Report: Saudi Arabia

Chris Buckridge

• 10 Jan 2019

• 2 min read

The Internet may be a global network of networks, but for many stakeholders, understanding what is happening with the Internet in their own country is fundamental to helping them contribute to its development and continuous improvement.

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Internet Economics is a Thing and we Need to Take Note

Geoff Huston

• 20 Dec 2018

• 48 min read

In this article I talk about consolidation, the fact that more and more data traffic goes ‘dark’ and the importance of open measurement platforms and open data sets. We need public measurements that are impartial, accurate, comprehensive and of course unbiased as an essential precondition for the f…

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A User-Driven Homepage: Coming Soon to a Computer Near You!

Adam Castle

• 18 Dec 2018

• 4 min read

We're changing our homepage so that you are in control of the content that you want to see. It is now cleaner and we have new features including a customisable dashboard with widgets, and the ability to bookmark RIPE NCC pages that are useful to you.

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Uncovering Remote Peering at IXPs

Vasileios Giotsas

• 12 Dec 2018

• 10 min read

Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) originally aimed to keep local traffic local and reduce dependence on third parties. However, ever-increasing traffic volumes create pressure for denser and more diverse peering that challenges the traditional IXP model. A fundamental shift in peering practices is R…

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