Measurements and Statistics

New gTLD Concerns: Dotless Names and Name Collisions

Geoff Huston

• 12 Nov 2013

• 27 min read

In the long discussions about the new generic Top level Domains (gTLD), there were two technical topics that were the subject of many assertions and little in the way of observed data. The first concerned the viability of a so-called "dotless" name, where the gTLD label itself contains an IP addres…

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Measuring Google's Public DNS

Geoff Huston

• 10 Nov 2013

• 34 min read

Much has been said about how Google uses the services they provide, including their mail service, their office productivity tools, file storage and similar services, as a means of gathering an accurate profile of each individual user of their services. The company has made a very successful busines…

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Typhoon Haiyan - What we see in RIPEstat and RIPE Atlas

Emile Aben

• 8 Nov 2013

• 12 min read

As one of the strongest typhoons on record, Haiyan is feared to have a devastating effect on the Philippines. We looked for evidence of its effects on the country's core Internet infrastructure. At first glance, the typhoon's impact on core Internet infrastructure appears to be modest. This is in …

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Announcing the RIPE Atlas Anchors Service

Suzanne Taylor

• 7 Nov 2013

• 8 min read

RIPE Atlas anchors is now a full production service. We are actively seeking applications from those interested in and capable of hosting a RIPE Atlas anchor in their own networks. Find out what RIPE Atlas anchors are all about, the benefits of hosting an anchor, and how you can get involved.

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How “National” is the Dutch Critical IP Infrastructure?

Benno Overeinder

• 23 Oct 2013

• 10 min read

After the publication of the Critical Infrastructure Protection report more than ten years ago, we asked ourselves how critical infrastructure companies are interconnected, how resilient these connections are, and to which extent they are dependent on foreign entities.

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RIPE Atlas Terms and Conditions for Anchor Hosts

Vesna Manojlovic

• 3 Oct 2013

• 6 min read

RIPE Atlas anchors is transitioning from a pilot project to a production service. As such, we want to clarify the terms and conditions that describe the use of the service and spell out both the user's and the RIPE NCC's obligations. Here we present a draft of these documents and ask for feedback, …

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RIPE Atlas - Packet Size Matters

Emile Aben

• 2 Oct 2013

• 15 min read

This new RIPE Labs article talks about trying to send large packets over the Internet. Above a certain size, these packets will have to be fragmented, which is known to cause problems. In both IPv4 and IPv6, we see approximately 10% of RIPE Atlas probes that are unsuccessful in pings with fragmente…

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Internet Disruptions in Sudan

Emile Aben

• 26 Sep 2013

• 5 min read

Significant Internet disruptions are happening in Sudan, possibly as a reaction to riots. We use RIPE NCC tools to get a better understanding of what is going on.

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RIPE Atlas Anchors Pilot: Summary and Next Steps

Vesna Manojlovic

• 16 Sep 2013

• 7 min read

This article summarises the findings from the pilot phase of the RIPE Atlas anchors project, and gives details about the decision to move to production using a one-service, smaller box for RIPE Atlas anchors.

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Further Virtualisation Testing for the RIPE Atlas Anchor

Romeo Zwart

• 13 Sep 2013

• 4 min read

This report is a follow up to an earlier article, in which we detailed our investigations into the use of virtualisation technology as a suitable means to provide other services via the RIPE Atlas anchor hardware, beyond its primary anchor function.

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