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The Assisted Registry Check - Let Us Help You!

The Assisted Registry Check - Let Us Help You!

Matt Parker

4 min read

The Assisted Registry Check is the new name for the RIPE NCC’s audit activities that have been improved using feedback from RIPE NCC members and the RIPE community. This improvement aims to make the process more efficient and less time consuming for Local Internet Registries (LIRs).

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Visualising Bandwidth Capacity and Network Activity in RIPEstat Using M-Lab Data

Visualising Bandwidth Capacity and Network Activity in RIPEstat Using M-Lab Data

Vasco Asturiano

11 min read

As a result of the cooperation between the RIPE NCC and Measurement Lab (M-Lab), you can now visualise the bandwidth profiles and network activity of IP prefixes and individual countries. This is provided as RIPEstat widgets using data collected by the M-Lab platform. See below for details about th…

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All IP Addresses Are Not The Same

All IP Addresses Are Not The Same

Geoff Huston

14 min read

One IP address is much the same as another – right? There’s hardly a difference between 192.0.2.45 and 192.0.2.46 is there? They are just encoded integer values, and aside from numerological considerations, one address value is as good or bad as any other – right? So IP addresses are much the same …

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A Question of DNS Protocols

A Question of DNS Protocols

Geoff Huston

28 min read

In this article we are looking at possible ways to prevent denial of service attacks. One solution could be to use TCP instead of UDP for large DNS responses. We conducted an experiment to find out what the resolution failure rate would be.

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Improved Routing Information Available via RIPEstat

Improved Routing Information Available via RIPEstat

Fatemah Mafi

15 min read

Our Routing Information Service (RIS) has been collecting global BGP routing information for 12 years. During this period, many different interfaces to analyse and visualise accumulated data have been developed. In line with our long-term goals to provide more consolidated services, we will be inte…

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Using the RIPE Database as an Internet Routing Registry

Using the RIPE Database as an Internet Routing Registry

Denis Walker

19 min read

The RIPE Database operates as an open, public database for routing information. This information is not restricted to the RIPE NCC service region or to resources administered by the RIPE NCC.

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Future of RIPE NCC Technical Services

Future of RIPE NCC Technical Services

Kaveh Ranjbar

12 min read

As the new Chief Information Officer at the RIPE NCC, I’d like to take this opportunity to share with you some of my ideas about the future direction of the technical services we offer to the community. This includes focusing on RIPE Atlas as the RIPE NCC’s data collection system, RIPEstat as the R…

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IPv6 ASNs - Network Size Matters

IPv6 ASNs - Network Size Matters

Emile Aben

5 min read

This article provides statistics about how much IPv4 address space is being announced by networks (ASNs) that are also announcing IPv6 address space. Currently this is about 70% of IPv4 address space.

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Here’s looking at you …

Here’s looking at you …

Geoff Huston

29 min read

Much has been said in recent weeks about various forms of cyber spying. The United States has accused the Chinese of cyber espionage and stealing industrial secrets. A former contractor to the United States’ NSA, Edward Snowden, has accused various US intelligence agencies of systematic examination…

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