August 2017 - mat-wg - mailman.ripe.net

New on RIPE Labs: Announcing Daily RIPE Atlas Data Archives
by Mirjam Kuehne 16 Feb '18

16 Feb '18

Dear colleagues, In this article we present a new way to access the dataset on the RIPE Atlas platform. Instead of fetching individual results from measurements using the available APIs, you can now download files containing public measurements for a given day. Please find more details on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/petros_gigis/announcing-daily-ripe-atlas-data… Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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Call for MAT CoChair candidates
by ckaufman 12 Sep '17

12 Sep '17

Dear MAT WG, the time has come to make my “Chair” vacant and bring some fresh blood into the MAT WG:-) As you might remember I am one of original three MAT WG CoChairs since the MAT was rechartered out of the original Test Traffic WG at RIPE60 in Prague. Originally I was chairing together with Ian Meikle and Richard Barnes which left over the years and where eventually succeeded by Nina Bargisen. (Job description for interested Candidates:-)) I have done the job now for 7,5 years prepared the session, chaired the session, answered emails, welcomed new attendees at RIPE Meetings, represented the WG at ENOG and sometimes other conferences, had countless conversation with Daniel, Robert, Kaveh and of course Vesna about RIPE Atlas and the Anchors and about further and future collaboration. Attended RIPE Hackathons. Participated in the PDP review and in the WG collective as your representative, etc. These are all tasks a MAT WG CoChair does do to one or the other degree, and which you should be interested in if you apply for it. In the last years we came up with an election process which was approved by you and used when we elected Nina and which I want to use now for replacing me. We will go through the process as described below and ideally present the new WG CoChair at the next WG Session in Dubai. After the Dubai Meeting I will then officially step down. The process: 1. A call for interested parties is made on the WG mailing list at three yearly intervals, or as needed 2. Interested parties have 2 weeks to make their interest known via the mailing list 3. The MAT-WG chairs issue a call for discussion as per normal. WG members express their approval or otherwise of the presented candidates. 4. After two weeks the chairs declare consensus as they would do for a policy proposal As a remainder our Charter and Website can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/groups/wg/mat <https://www.ripe.net/ripe/groups/wg/mat> and the official Job description at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-542 <https://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-542> Please feel free to nominate yourself if you are interested or shanghai others ( with their approval:-)) till the 11th September. Thx a lot and it was a pleasure to serve you. Christian Kaufmann MAT WG Co-Chair PS: I want to thank the RIPE NCC for their support over all the years, without them there would be no MAT WG, especially Mark Dranse who inspired me to start this journey, Daniel for starting RIPE Atlas and his vision, Rob B. for his wisdom as RIPE Chair, Robert and Kaveh for their never ending support and input, Vesna for her spirit and energy and for bringing so many people together, Amanda for the minutes and Hans Petter for doing an excellent job as a WG Chair Dompteur. And last but not least Nina for continuing the WG and her support in the last years.

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Plan to Implement RIPE Atlas WiFi Measurements
by Robert Kisteleki 30 Aug '17

30 Aug '17

Dear colleagues, We wanted to update the community and let you know that we plan to start work on the proposed experiment with WiFi measurements in mid-2016. As we communicated in a recent RIPE Labs article, we will work with GÉANT as a test partner to learn more about the operational effects of introducing WiFi measurements to the RIPE Atlas system, in addition to the benefits we believe this could provide for the entire RIPE Atlas community. Please see the article for more details if you are interested: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-atlas-wifi-measure… We will continue to update you once we’ve begun work on this plan, and we welcome your comments in the meantime. Regards, Robert Kisteleki RIPE NCC

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Are you using passive on-path RTT measurements in day-to-day operations?
by Brian Trammell 29 Aug '17

29 Aug '17

Greetings, all, I've proposed a lightning talk on this subject for Dubai, but it occurred to me that this working group might be a better place to answer this question: how prevalent is the use of passive latency measurement (e.g., by looking at DNS request/response times, or TCP seq-ack / timestamp delays) in everyday network operations, and for what is it commonly used? I ask this question in the context of a very specific design proposal before the IETF's QUIC working group. QUIC encrypts almost all of its header information beyond that needed for its crypto handshake, which makes equivalent techniques to those used in TCP impossible: you see no ACK numbers, and no timestamps, so it's impossible to match an upstream QUIC packet with its downstream counterpart. However, a recently proposed addition to the spec (https://github.com/quicwg/base-drafts/pull/609) would add a single bit to the header which would be explicitly intended for passive round trip time measurement. Since this adds a small amount of complexity to the wire image, one useful piece of input to the decision whether or not to add this measurability is how useful it is, in terms of operational impact of having passive measurability go away as TCP flows are replaced by QUIC flows. Thanks, cheers, Brian

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Call for Presentations at RIPE 75 in Dubai
by ckaufman 28 Aug '17

28 Aug '17

Dear MAT WG, We are working on putting together the agenda for the MAT working group meeting on Tuesday 24th October at RIPE 75 in Dubai and there are still slots left.:-) So if you have something you would like to present, please let us know till the 11th September. Thanks a lot, Nina and CK MAT WG Chairs PS: Important information! RIPE 75 will commence on Sunday 22 October and end on Thursday 26 October, as this is the standard working week in Dubai.

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Last call for presentations and Draft programme for RIPE 75
by Benno Overeinder 25 Aug '17

25 Aug '17

Colleagues, A list of currently accepted RIPE 75 presentations is now published at: https://ripe75.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/draft-programme/ There are still plenary, BoF, tutorial and workshop slots remaining for the final RIPE 75 programme and RIPE Programme Committee will accept new proposals until *6 September 2017*. This is our last call for you to submit your proposals. You can find the CFP for RIPE 75 below or at https://ripe75.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/, for your proposals for plenary session presentations, tutorials, workshops, BoFs (Birds of a Feather sessions) and lightning talks. Please also note that speakers do not receive any extra reduction or funding towards the meeting fee at the RIPE Meetings. Update to UAE DTCM requirements: It is now confirmed that a photocopy of speakers' passports is *not* required. Non-UAE/international speakers need only to provide: * Passport number * Date of birth * A short biography (at least 60 words) Residents of the UAE are required to upload a copy of their Emirates ID (in jpeg format). More details are available here: https://ripe75.ripe.net/attend/dctm-requirements Kind regards, Benno Overeinder RIPE PC Chair https://ripe75.ripe.net/ripe-pc/ -------------------->>><<<-------------------- Call for Presentations A RIPE Meeting is an open event where Internet Service Providers, network operators and other interested parties get together. Although the meeting is mostly technical, it is also a chance for people to meet and network with others in their field. RIPE 75 will take place from 22-26 October in Dubai, UAE. The RIPE Programme Committee (PC) is now seeking content proposals from the RIPE community for the plenary sessions, BoFs (Birds of a Feather sessions), panels, workshops, tutorials and lightning talks at RIPE 75. See the full descriptions of the different presentation formats, https://ripe75.ripe.net/submit-topic/presentation-formats/. Proposals for plenary sessions, BoFs, panels, workshops and tutorials must be submitted for full consideration no later than *6 September 2017*. The PC is looking for presentations covering topics of network engineering and operations, including but not limited to: - IPv6 deployment - Managing IPv4 scarcity - Data centre technologies - Network and DNS operations - Internet governance and regulatory practices - Network and routing security - Content delivery - Internet peering and mobile data exchange - Connected Things (aka. Internet of Things - IoT) Speakers Due to UAE law, confirmed Non-UAE/international speakers need to provide: * Passport number * Date of birth * A short biography (at least 60 words) Residents of the UAE are required to upload a copy of their Emirates ID (in jpeg format). More details are available here: https://ripe75.ripe.net/attend/dctm-requirements Please also note that speakers do not receive any discount or funding towards the meeting fee at RIPE Meetings. Submissions RIPE Meeting attendees are quite sensitive to keeping presentations non-commercial, and product marketing talks are strongly discouraged. Repeated audience feedback shows that the most successful talks focus on operational experience, research results, or case studies. For example, presenters wishing to describe a commercial solution should focus on the underlying technology and not attempt a product demonstration. Presenters should indicate how much time they will require. In general, the time allocated for the different presentation formats is as follows: - Plenary presentations: 20-25 minutes presentation with 5-10 minutes discussion - Tutorials: up to two hours (Monday morning) - Workshops: one hour (during evening sessions) to two hours (Monday morning) - BoFs: approximately one hour - Lightning talks: 10 minutes total for both presentation and any discussion The following general requirements apply: - Proposals must be submitted using the meeting submission system, https://ripe75.ripe.net/submit-topic/ - Lightning talks should also be submitted using the meeting submission system (https://ripe75.ripe.net/submit-topic/) and can be submitted any time up to and including the meeting week. The allocation of lightning talks will be announced on short notice, in some cases on the same day but often one day prior to the time slot allocated. - Presenters who propose a panel or BoF are encouraged to include speakers from several (perhaps even competing) companies and/or a neutral facilitator. - All presentation proposals will only be considered by the PC if they contain at least draft presentation slides (slides may be updated later on). For panels, proposals must contain a clear description, as well as the names of invited panellists, presenters and moderators. If you have any questions or requests concerning content submissions, please email pc [at] ripe [dot] net. -- Benno J. Overeinder NLnet Labs http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/

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New on RIPE Labs: Processing RIPE Atlas Results with jq
by Mirjam Kuehne 21 Aug '17

21 Aug '17

Dear colleagues, Please find this new article by Stephane Bortzmeyer on RIPE Labs: Processing RIPE Atlas Results with jq https://labs.ripe.net/Members/stephane_bortzmeyer/processing-ripe-atlas-res… Kind regards, Mirjam Kuhne RIPE NCC

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2nd call for presentations RIPE 75
by Benno Overeinder 14 Aug '17

14 Aug '17

Dear colleagues, Please note the approaching deadline of *20 August 2017* for RIPE 75 plenary programme submissions. You can find the CFP for RIPE 75 below or at https://ripe75.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/, for your proposals for plenary session presentations, tutorials, workshops, BoFs (Birds of a Feather sessions) and lightning talks. Please also note that speakers do not receive any extra reduction or funding towards the meeting fee at the RIPE Meetings. Note: Due to UAE law, confirmed speakers will need to submit a copy of their passport and contact information in advance of the meeting. More details are available here: https://ripe75.ripe.net/attend/dctm-requirements Kind regards, Benno Overeinder RIPE PC Chair https://ripe75.ripe.net/ripe-pc/ -------------------->>><<<-------------------- Call for Presentations A RIPE Meeting is an open event where Internet Service Providers, network operators and other interested parties get together. Although the meeting is mostly technical, it is also a chance for people to meet and network with others in their field. RIPE 75 will take place from 22-26 October in Dubai, UAE. The RIPE Programme Committee (PC) is now seeking content proposals from the RIPE community for the plenary sessions, BoFs (Birds of a Feather sessions), panels, workshops, tutorials and lightning talks at RIPE 75. See the full descriptions of the different presentation formats, https://ripe75.ripe.net/submit-topic/presentation-formats/. Proposals for plenary sessions, BoFs, panels, workshops and tutorials must be submitted for full consideration no later than *20 August 2017*. Proposals submitted after this date will be considered depending on the remaining available space in the programme. The PC is looking for presentations covering topics of network engineering and operations, including but not limited to: - IPv6 deployment - Managing IPv4 scarcity - Data centre technologies - Network and DNS operations - Internet governance and regulatory practices - Network and routing security - Content delivery - Internet peering and mobile data exchange - Connected Things (aka. Internet of Things - IoT) Speakers Due to UAE law, confirmed speakers will need to submit a copy of their passport and contact information in advance of the meeting. More details are available here: https://ripe75.ripe.net/attend/dctm-requirements Please also note that speakers do not receive any discount or funding towards the meeting fee at RIPE Meetings. Submissions RIPE Meeting attendees are quite sensitive to keeping presentations non-commercial, and product marketing talks are strongly discouraged. Repeated audience feedback shows that the most successful talks focus on operational experience, research results, or case studies. For example, presenters wishing to describe a commercial solution should focus on the underlying technology and not attempt a product demonstration. Presenters should indicate how much time they will require. In general, the time allocated for the different presentation formats is as follows: - Plenary presentations: 20-25 minutes presentation with 5-10 minutes discussion - Tutorials: up to two hours (Monday morning) - Workshops: one hour (during evening sessions) to two hours (Monday morning) - BoFs: approximately one hour - Lightning talks: 10 minutes total for both presentation and any discussion The following general requirements apply: - Proposals must be submitted using the meeting submission system, https://ripe75.ripe.net/submit-topic/ - Lightning talks should also be submitted using the meeting submission system (https://ripe75.ripe.net/submit-topic/) and can be submitted any time up to and including the meeting week. The allocation of lightning talks will be announced on short notice, in some cases on the same day but often one day prior to the time slot allocated. - Presenters who propose a panel or BoF are encouraged to include speakers from several (perhaps even competing) companies and/or a neutral facilitator. - All presentation proposals will only be considered by the PC if they contain at least draft presentation slides (slides may be updated later on). For panels, proposals must contain a clear description, as well as the names of invited panellists, presenters and moderators. If you have any questions or requests concerning content submissions, please email pc [at] ripe [dot] net. -- Benno J. Overeinder NLnet Labs http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/

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Join RIPE NCC Hackathon Version 6, 4-5. November, Copenhagen, Denmark
by Vesna Manojlovic 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

Dear colleagues, The sixth RIPE NCC hackathon will take place on Saturday and Sunday, 4-5 November 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The topic is: IPv6! We're looking for creative thinkers: front-end developers, UI designers, network operators, researchers, hackers and other enthusiastic coders, to help us develop new tools that would enable deployment of IPv6 and visualizations based on IPv6 measurements data. All source code developed during the hackathon will be publicly licensed and available on GitHub, and will be free for the entire community to use. -------------------- How to Apply -------------------- Interested? Learn more and apply online today! https://atlas.ripe.net/hackathon/version6/#!application-form *The application deadline is 9.9.* (9th September) We look forward to seeing you there! Find out more in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/join-the-ripe-ncc-hackathon-version-6 Regards, Vesna Manojlovic Community Builder RIPE NCC

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New on RIPE Labs: SHA2017: Hackers' Camping, RIPE Topics
by Vesna Manojlovic 04 Aug '17

04 Aug '17

Dear colleagues, Today begins the newest edition of four-yearly Dutch summer camping conferences for and by hackers: SHA2017. http://sha2017.org/ Since there is an overlap between topics and participants within the RIPE community, this is an invitation to the talks and workshops - a small selection was recommended, from more then 200 lectures. There is a special sub-selection of workshops relevant to MAT-WG. Read more about it in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/sha2017-hackers-camping-ripe-topics ... or if you are there too, get in touch :) Regards, Vesna Manojlovic Community Builder RIPE NCC

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