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Improved Routing Information Available via RIPEstat

Improved Routing Information Available via RIPEstat

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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

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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

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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

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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 …

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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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All IP Addresses Are Equal? "dot-zero" Addresses Are Less Equal

All IP Addresses Are Equal? "dot-zero" Addresses Are Less Equal

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Stéphane Bortzmeyer

4 min read

In theory, all IP addresses are the same, and you can allocate them at random without a problem. 192.168.1.2 is certainly not better or worse than 192.168.1.15, right? But, in practice, certain IP addresses are regarded as "special" by some implementations and do not yield the same user experience.…

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IPv6 Security - An Overview

IPv6 Security - An Overview

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Johannes Weber

7 min read

The advent of IPv6 changes not only the network components, but also the security field shifts. We see new types of attacks or at least variations of the attacks we know from IPv4. This article provides an overview of the IPv6 security vulnerabilities that arise with the launch of IPv6.

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Happy Eyeballs

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Happy Eyeballs

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Vaibhav Bajpai

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The IETF has developed solutions that promote a healthy IPv4 and IPv6 co-existence. The happy eyeballs algorithm for instance, provides recommendations to application developers to help prevent bad user experience in situations where IPv6 connectivity is broken. We study the effectiveness of the ha…

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