Reporting from the hackathon is difficult: the spirit of the event lies in direct participation and shared experiences. In this article, we celebrate the achievements of the fifth RIPE NCC hackathon, document and promote results, and create a memento for participants.… Read more
The B-root operators have announced that they would enable IP anycast on 1 May 2017 [1]. In this article, we show how that change has been perceived by the RIPE Atlas probes, and if there were any transient effects of this change.… Read more
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 blinking lights of communications equipment and the whining of the high-speed disk drives.… Read more
Please find below the third part of our technical services update. This time we're focusing on our research activities and a number of tools we are developing.… Read more
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. … Read more
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. … Read more
This is the second part of the technical services update. In this article we're focusing on our DNS services: providing reverse DNS; providing secondary services for ccTLDs; and maintaining K-root.… Read more
In 2013 and 2015 we provided high-level reports on the status of our plans for our technical services and tools. It is time for an update. In this first article we will focus on RIPE Atlas.… Read more
We have just concluded MENOG 17 in Muscat, Oman, which coincided with MENOG’s ten-year anniversary. It is no secret that MENOG has seen several ups and downs during the ten years since it came into existence. This journey has resulted in the accumulation of a tremendous amount of experience that has been vital in enabling us to organise one of our most successful events to date.… Read more
As the RIPE NCC turns 25 years old, we look back at the historic membership growth and distribution of Internet number resources.… Read more
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