Dear colleagues,
Today we welcome our 15,000th Local Internet Registry (LIR) to join the
RIPE NCC. This comes after several years of intense growth across our
service region — it was less than three years ago that we reached 10,000
LIRs. Coincidentally, this latest milestone comes as we are completing
the move to our new office location in Amsterdam.
Our membership is changing as it grows. LIRs are increasingly being
created by “non-traditional” industrial, financial and manufacturing
entities that are showing greater interest in managing their own
technical infrastructure. We are pleased to welcome these new LIRs on
board and recognise that additional outreach efforts may be needed to
explain the bottom-up process and encourage their participation within
the RIPE community. This is reflected in our recently-published Activity
Plan and Budget 2017, where we have placed an emphasis on member
outreach in the coming year. Another focus will be ensuring that these
new LIRs are aware of the range of tools and services we provide to
support them in their work, something that was identified as an area for
improvement in the RIPE NCC Survey 2016 results.
For more on our membership, this article on RIPE Labs takes a look at
its growth over time and examines the effect this will have on our
remaining IPv4 pool:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm/15-000-local-internet-registries
Kind regards
Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC
Dear colleagues,
On Thursday, 5 January 2017 we will start using our 2017 key to sign
e-mails from our ticketing system.
The new key has been signed by the old key as described in the
key-management policy on our web site:
https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/contact/pgp-authentication
The old key remains valid until Tuesday, 2 February 2017.
If you have any questions about this, please contact <ops(a)ripe.net>.
Kind Regards
Ingrid Wijte
Assistant Manager Registration Services
RIPE NCC
Dear colleagues,
Here is our monthly overview of open policy proposals and their stage in
the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP).
If you wish to join the discussion about a particular proposal, please
do so on the relevant working group mailing list.
Proposals Open for Discussion:
NEW: 2016-05, “Synchronising the Initial and Subsequent IPv6 Allocation
Policies”
Proposals Awaiting Input:
2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies"
2016-04, “IPv6 PI Sub-assignment Clarification”
Proposal Overview:
NEW PROPOSAL: 2016-05, “Synchronising the Initial and Subsequent IPv6
Allocation Policies”
OVERVIEW: The goal of this proposal is to match the subsequent IPv6
allocation requirements with the initial allocation requirements.
STATUS: Discussion Phase
WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net
DEADLINE: 23 December 2016
FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-05
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The following proposal is awaiting input before they can go any further
in the PDP.
PROPOSAL: 2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies"
OVERVIEW: Aims to create a single transfer policy with all relevant
information on the transfer of Internet number resources, replacing text
in several RIPE Policies. The proposal also introduces a 24-month
holding period for IPv4 addresses and 16-bit ASNs after any change of
holdership.
RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Describes how the 24-month holding period for
scarce resources will be applied.
STATUS: Review Phase – Awaiting decision from working group chair
FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-04
PROPOSAL: 2016-04, “IPv6 PI Sub-assignment Clarification”
OVERVIEW: The goal of this proposal is to define sub-assignments in
IPv6 PI assignments as subnets of /64 and shorter.
STATUS: Discussion Phase - RIPE NCC prepares impact analysis
FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-04
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The RIPE NCC provides an overview of current RIPE Policy Proposals here:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/current-proposals/current-policy-…
We look forward to your involvement in the PDP and wish you Happy Holidays.
Kind regards,
Marco Schmidt
RIPE Policy Development Officer
RIPE NCC
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget
2017 is now available. This definitive document has been approved by the
RIPE NCC Executive Board with input from the RIPE NCC membership. It
outlines the work we will undertake in the coming year and the
associated costs for each activity.
The document is available at:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-671
Based on developments over the past few months, feedback the Executive
Board received from the membership at the General Meeting (GM) and
through other feedback mechanisms, changes have been made since the
draft Activity Plan and Budget was introduced in September. In order to
make members aware of all updates, a new appendix has been added to the
document, outlining the changes introduced.
These changes include:
- The Resource Certification activity has been updated to include the
purchase of new Hardware Signing Modules
- The LISP EID Registry has changed to “expanding” and the text has been
updated to reflect that this has now been implemented
- Text has been added on RIPE Meeting Fellowships that will be available
in 2017
- “Community Projects Fund” has been renamed “Good of the Internet” and
has been split into four component activities
There is a total additional budget of 61 kEUR for the following
Operational Expenditures:
- 20 kEUR for RIPE Meeting Fellowships
- 55 kEUR budget for in-region travel to attend, host and facilitate
meetings in the RIPE NCC service region
- 55 kEUR for HR consultancy
- A reduction of 69 kEUR as a result of decreases in personnel, housing,
office costs, marketing and contributions
There is additional budget for the following Capital Expenditures:
- 150 kEUR under Resource Certification for the purchase of new Hardware
Signing Modules
The draft Activity Plan and Budget 2017 was discussed during the GM on
26 October 2016. The minutes from that GM are available at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2016/minutes
Kind regards
Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC
RIPE NCC Member Update: December 2016
Contents:
- Rob Blokzijl Foundation
- New Invoicing Process for 2017
- New LIR Portal Billing Features
- RIPE Atlas Probe Deployment Widget
- RIPE Accountability Task Force
- New on RIPE Labs
- Simplifying Contact Management in the LIR Portal
- Office Move
- RIPE Database
- Internet Governance Forum 2016
- Europol MoU
- Social Media
Number of LIRs: 14,949
LIRs with IPv6: 11,249
IPv4 addresses transferred in November: 679,936
ROB BLOKZIJL FOUNDATION
We’re proud to announce the creation of the Rob Blokzijl Foundation as
part of the RIPE NCC’s Good of the Internet Initiative. See the Rob
Blokzijl Foundation webpage for more information:
http://rob-blokzijl-foundation.org.
NEW INVOICING PROCESS FOR 2017
We are currently preparing the invoicing process for 2017 and we expect
to send the first invoice in the second half of January. The billing
procedure and fee schedule 2017 are already online:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/info/billing/billing-proced…
NEW LIR PORTAL BILLING FEATURES
In early December, we deployed a new feature that offers a specification
of the independent Internet number resource assignments and legacy
Internet resource registrations that are charged for 2017. These details
are available through the LIR Portal and will be made available to the
billing contacts of the LIR. LIRs will be able to copy the list to the
clipboard or download it as a csv.
RIPE ATLAS PROBE DEPLOYMENT WIDGET
We developed a new widget in RIPEstat that allows you to follow the RIPE
Atlas probe distribution in a country over time. Select a country or
country code on stat.ripe.net, then choose "Activity" on the left hand
side, and you will find this new widget at the bottom of the page.
Here’s an example for Germany:
https://stat.ripe.net/widget/atlas-probe-deployment#w.resource=DE
RIPE ACCOUNTABILITY TASK FORCE
At RIPE 73 there was support for a review of the RIPE community's
accountability, by looking at its current procedures, documentation and
structures. A RIPE Accountability Task Force has now been established to
carry out this work. A mailing list will be created for the Task Force’s
discussions and the archives will be publicly available:
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2016-November/001104.html
NEW ON RIPE LABS
– Impact of IPv4 Transfers on Routing Table Fragmentation
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm/impact-of-ipv4-transfers-on-routing-t…
– RIPE Atlas: Countering Hardware Issues with Better Firmware
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/ripe-atlas-countering-hardware-issues-…
– Internet Access Disruption In The Gambia - 2016
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/emileaben/internet-access-disruption-in-the-g…
SIMPLIFYING CONTACT MANAGEMENT IN THE LIR PORTAL
If you haven’t yet migrated your LIR contacts to user accounts, do it
today. It simplifies user management and makes communication with the
RIPE NCC more secure. Use the wizard in the LIR Portal:
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2016-September/001093.…
OFFICE MOVE
The RIPE NCC will move to a new office in Amsterdam Central Station next
week. We’re doing everything we can to keep things running smoothly
during the move, and a service announcement has been released providing
details of certain unavoidable interruptions due to take place:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/temporary-unavailability-during-ripe…
The current office will be closed as of 20 December at 17:00 UTC+1, and
the new office opens on 23 December at 09:00 UTC+1.
RIPE DATABASE
We recently completed a new wizard for setting up Reverse DNS in the
RIPE Database. Take a look at how it works here:
https://youtu.be/7JzapYkca-Y
We also made the real-time tests for the Reverse DNS name servers a lot
more comprehensive:
https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/db/support/configuring-reverse-dns
INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM 2016
The 11th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) took place from 5-9
December in Guadalajara, Mexico. The forum focused on this year’s theme
of enabling inclusive and sustainable growth. The RIPE NCC participated
in two sessions:
“The Network of Networked Things: Finding the Internet in IoT”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRLwOtPQ7Bo
“Can law enforcement catch bad actors online anymore?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6b8CRJ5Spg
EUROPOL MoU
The RIPE NCC is pleased to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with Europol, with the aim of fostering continued cooperation
between the two in the areas of cybercrime and Internet security:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/europol-mou
SOCIAL MEDIA
Get updates, see the latest RIPE Labs articles and start conversations
with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn:
https://www.ripe.net/support/contact/social-networking
If you have feedback about the contents of this mail, please reply and
let me know. If there is information about particular services or
activities you would like to see included, we can add it to future issues.
Kind regards,
Nick Hyrka
Communications Manager
RIPE NCC
Dear colleagues,
We are preparing to move to our new offices next to Amsterdam Central
Station.
We've made plans to ensure that our operations run as smoothly as
possible during the transition but please be aware of the following
unavoidable downtimes:
15 December from 11:30 - 12:00 (unreachable by phone)
21 December from 13:00 - 14:00 (unreachable by phone/email)
21 December at 13:00 - 23 December at 9:00 - no contracts will be processed
Our staff will work from home while the movers are clearing out our old
office on 21-22 December and moving us into our new space.
Our current office location will be closed to all visitors as of
Tuesday, 20 December at 17:00.
Our new office will open its doors on Friday, 23 December at 9:00.
Our phone numbers and emails remain unchanged.
We will update our contact details on the website closer to our move date:
https://www.ripe.net/support/contact/office-information
Many thanks,
Jochem
Dear colleagues,
Are you interested in hosting the RIPE 77 Meeting, from 15-19 October 2018?
We are searching for dependable organisations within the RIPE NCC
service region to help us host the RIPE 77 Meeting. The host helps with
Internet connectivity, venue scouting, administrative and on-site
support, and assists in finding local sponsors. In return, the host
organisation enjoys excellent visibility among the RIPE community and
the prestige of hosting a RIPE Meeting.
Interested? Please find more information at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/ripe-meetings/call-for-host
You can send your proposal by 29 January 2017 to: meeting(a)ripe.net.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Martina de Mas
Conference Coordinator
RIPE Network Coordination Centre
Dear colleagues,
The RIPE NCC has completed work on billing process improvements and is
currently preparing the invoicing for 2017. We have made updates in the
following areas:
- Redistribution of surplus 2016
- Billing 2017
- Charges for assignments and registrations
- New online payment system
Details can be found here:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe-ncc-fin…
Kind regards,
Sonia Garbi Gomez
Finance Manager
RIPE NCC
Dear colleagues,
Exactly one year ago, on 1 December 2015, our beloved and esteemed
colleague Rob Blokzijl passed away. The RIPE NCC marked his passing with
a tribute on RIPE Labs, which received many heartfelt expressions of
condolence and respect from the community:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam/tribute-to-dr-robert-blokzij-1943-2015
To continue Rob’s legacy, we’re proud to announce the creation of the
Rob Blokzijl Foundation. The Rob Blokzijl Foundation is part of the RIPE
NCC’s Good of the Internet Initiative, which was outlined by RIPE NCC
Executive Board Member Salam Yamout during the RIPE NCC Services Working
Group at RIPE 73:
https://ripe73.ripe.net/archives/video/1479/
The objective of the foundation is to recognise and reward individuals who:
- made substantial and sustained technical and operational contributions
to the development of the Internet in the RIPE NCC Service Region, or
- supported or enabled others with the development of the Internet in
the RIPE NCC Service Region.
The foundation will strive to realise this objective at least every two
years.
A Board and an awards committee will soon be established to ensure the
effective running of the foundation.
The foundation’s initial reserve of 25,000 EUR will be donated by the
RIPE NCC. We intend for the foundation to thereafter become
self-sustaining. We hope to receive many donations from community
members to support this good cause and to keep the memory of Rob
Blokzijl alive. If you would like to contribute, please contact me at
mir(a)ripe.net.
More information, including clear instructions on the application
process, will be available shortly on the Rob Blokzijl Foundation
webpage: http://rob-blokzijl-foundation.org.
Kind regards,
Mirjam Kühne
RIPE NCC
Dear colleagues,
I'm excited to announce that the RIPE NCC now provides a wizard for setting up Reverse DNS. The wizard replaces the form for creating RIPE Database objects manually, so when creating a new DOMAIN object you will be taken to it automatically:
https://apps.db.ripe.net/webupdates
A one-minute demo of the Reverse DNS wizard is online:
https://youtu.be/7JzapYkca-Y
Requesting reverse delegation for your zones has always been notoriously error prone, causing more user errors and support tickets than the creation of any other RIPE Database object. In order to maximise ease of use and success rate, we implemented the following features:
- We present the user with a clear set of guidelines for the configuration of their name servers before starting the wizard
- Manually creating reverse zones is no longer necessary, as you can simply fill in a prefix and the wizard will do the rest
- Creating DOMAIN objects one by one is no longer necessary, as you can create up to 128 DOMAIN objects in one go
- We perform a basic check on the name server before the full set of tests is run, to maximise the chance of success
Please keep in mind that this is the first iteration of this functionality. We will now start gathering feedback and will run analytics to see how it can be improved further. For example, the current name server pre-checks are very basic and we can expand them in the future if needed. We are using Zonemaster for these checks and are in the process of migrating the full set of tests to this service. We’d like to thank IIS and AFNIC for their support.
In case you are interested in the background story on the Reverse DNS wizard and Zonemaster, there are some presentations from RIPE 73 online:
https://ripe73.ripe.net/archives/video/1517/https://ripe73.ripe.net/archives/video/1511/
Kind regards,
Alex Band
Product Manager
RIPE NCC
