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Heads-up: RFC 8212 on Default EBGP Route Handling Behaviour

Heads-up: RFC 8212 on Default EBGP Route Handling Behaviour

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Job Snijders

4 min read

"External BGP (EBGP) Route Propagation Behavior without Policies” was published as RFC 8112 . What does this mean for network operators and vendors?

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Unifying the LIR Portal and RIPE Database User Experience

Unifying the LIR Portal and RIPE Database User Experience

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Alex Band

3 min read

Over the years, the core services of the RIPE NCC, such as the LIR Portal and RIPE Database, have seen many changes. We are now going to unify the interfaces.

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The Internet was Built on Trust. But What Does it Run On?

The Internet was Built on Trust. But What Does it Run On?

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Uta Meier-Hahn

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One of the most noble narratives about the Internet is that it is built on trust. This article sets out to check if that saying still holds true.

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RIPE Atlas Coverage in Eyeball Networks

RIPE Atlas Coverage in Eyeball Networks

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Petros Gigis

6 min read

In this article we present a prototype web portal, which demonstrates the deployment of RIPE Atlas probes within eyeball networks based on Internet user population estimates per Autonomous System Number (ASN) per country. 

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Focus on Switzerland - RIPE NCC Statistics and Data

Focus on Switzerland - RIPE NCC Statistics and Data

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Fergal Cunningham

10 min read

In this article, we take a look at what the RIPE NCC's data shows us about Switzerland. Nestled among some of the bigger countries in the RIPE NCC service region, it also gives us a chance to see how the Swiss compare with their neighbours.

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Focus on Greece - RIPE NCC Statistics and Data

Focus on Greece - RIPE NCC Statistics and Data

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Fergal Cunningham

10 min read

This article gives an insight into what the RIPE NCC's data shows us about Greece and its neighbouring coutries in terms of membership development, IPv6 deployment and RIPE Atlas coverage, among other factors.

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BGP Table Fragmentation: What & Who?

BGP Table Fragmentation: What & Who?

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Julien Gamba

9 min read

BGP routing table growth is one of the major Internet scaling issues, and prefix deaggregation is thought to be a major contributor to table growth. In this work we quantify the fragmentation of the routing table by the type of IP prefix. We observe that the proportion of deaggregated prefixes has …

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25 Years of the RIPE NCC – The First Hours

25 Years of the RIPE NCC – The First Hours

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Daniel Karrenberg

10 min read

March 1992 - NIKHEF Amsterdam - Main Computer Room: "We have connectivity!" Marten called out. "Running the check script." Daniel responded. The two young engineers were intently looking at their screens, totally oblivious to anything around them: the noise of the air-conditioning fans, the bli…

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BBR TCP

BBR TCP

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Geoff Huston

25 min read

The Internet was built using an architectural principle of a simple network and agile edges. The basic approach was to assume that the network is a simple collection of buffered switches and circuits. As packets traverse the network they are effectively passed from switch to switch.

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Focus on Hungary - RIPE NCC Statistics and Data

Focus on Hungary - RIPE NCC Statistics and Data

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Fergal Cunningham

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In this article, we take a look at what the RIPE NCC's data shows us about Hungary in terms of membership development, IPv6 deployment, RIPE Atlas coverage and other factors that we compare to neighbouring countries.

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