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CAPIF 2 Report - Toward a Stronger Central Asian Internet

CAPIF 2 Report - Toward a Stronger Central Asian Internet

Anastasiya Pak

7 min read

On 19-20 September 2023, the second Central Asia Peering and Interconnection Forum (CAPIF 2) brought together over 200 participants from 19 countries to support regional interconnection and drive Internet growth across Central Asia, Iran, and neighbouring regions.

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Extended DNS Errors: Unlocking the Full Potential of DNS Troubleshooting

Extended DNS Errors: Unlocking the Full Potential of DNS Troubleshooting

Yevheniya Nosyk

7 min read

The Domain Name System (DNS) has traditionally relied on response codes to signal anomalies, but they are of little help to precisely identify the root causes behind failures. In this article, we examine the new Extended DNS Errors (EDE) mechanism that provides extra feedback on DNS resolutions.

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Opinion: AWS Sets the ROI Benchmark for IP Addresses

Opinion: AWS Sets the ROI Benchmark for IP Addresses

Vincentas Grinius

8 min read

In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, the value of IP addresses has surged to the forefront of discussions. Over a month ago, Amazon Web Services (AWS) made a pivotal announcement, reshaping the IP address pricing landscape.

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CAPIF 2: The Road to Interconnection

CAPIF 2: The Road to Interconnection

Anastasiya Pak

11 min read

From 19-20 September, network operators, local IXPs, peering coordinators, Internet researchers and government officials will meet at CAPIF 2 to build a more diverse interconnection environment in Central Asia, Iran, and beyond. To prepare, we’ve been examining changes in local interconnection and …

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Unlocking the Power of Internet Alarms Correlation and Aggregated Reports

Unlocking the Power of Internet Alarms Correlation and Aggregated Reports

Mohamed Awnallah

6 min read

In this article, Mohamed presents his Google Summer of Code project that correlates and aggregates alarm data to detect real-world Internet outages. His project integrates data from IHR, GRIP, and IODA, visualising BGP hijacking, delays, and outages for improved real-time monitoring.

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AWS Introduces Charges for Public IPv4 Use

AWS Introduces Charges for Public IPv4 Use

Dan Fidler

4 min read

It seems there’s now another business case for deploying IPv6. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that from 1 February 2024, they’ll charge USD 0.005, per IP, per hour for all public IPv4 addresses, whether they’re attached to an AWS service or not.

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On Internet Centrality and Fragmentation

On Internet Centrality and Fragmentation

Geoff Huston

21 min read

Centrality and fragmentation appear to be two completely opposite problems - and yet today's Internet seems to be in danger of both at the same time. In this guest post, Geoff Huston shares his views on this apparently contradictory state of affairs.

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Louis Pétiniaud: Mapping the Geopolitical Internet

Louis Pétiniaud: Mapping the Geopolitical Internet

Alun Davies

Mapping the dialectical relationship between the Internet and rivalries of power and influence across territories calls on expertise from a variety of disciplines. On the RIPE Labs Podcast, Louis Pétiniaud discusses how he and colleagues at GEODE are investigating the geopolitical Internet.

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RIS Beaconing - Shining a Light on BGP Dynamics

RIS Beaconing - Shining a Light on BGP Dynamics

Emile Aben

21 min read

RIS is a widely used public route collector project that provides a better view of Internet routing. One thing that makes RIS unique is that it inserts observable patterns of activity into BGP through a process called beaconing. We take a look at RIS beacons and ask how to make space for more.

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Connected to Port 53 - A Report from the DNS Hackathon 2023

Connected to Port 53 - A Report from the DNS Hackathon 2023

Vesna Manojlovic

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DNS Hackathon took place during the weekend before RIPE 86 in Rotterdam. Co-hosted by DNS-OARC, Netnod and the RIPE NCC, it included 46 "hackers" who worked on 6 projects, had a lot of fun and many stroopwafels. Read about the results, and join us next time!

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