RIPE NCC Member Update: August 2016 Contents: Seeking Input on “ALLOCATED PI” / “ALLOCATED UNSPECIFIED” RIPE Database Tips IXP Tools Hackathon RIPE Atlas IANA Stewardship Transition RACI Member Lunches Training Services Upcoming Meetings IPv6 Day Israel New on RIPE Labs RIPE Forum Number of LIRs: 14,151 LIRs with IPv6: 10,693 IPv4 addresses transferred in July: 563,968 https://labs.ripe.net/statistics SEEKING INPUT ON "ALLOCATED PI" / "ALLOCATED UNSPECIFIED" During RIPE 72, the RIPE NCC was asked to suggest a way forward regarding the unclear situation arising from address blocks in the RIPE Database with the status "ALLOCATED PI" or "ALLOCATED UNSPECIFIED". We recently sent a proposal to the RIPE Address Policy Working Group. Please share your input on the mailing list before 12 September 2016: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/address-policy-wg/2016-August/011661... RIPE DATABASE TIPS To make it easier to interpret RIPE Database search results, we now highlight the responsible organisation and abuse contact for a resource at the top of the page in yellow. Did you know it's possible to query the history of operational data objects that still exist? https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/db/support/documentation/ripe-datab... We often receive requests from people who wish their queries could search all available databases. You can already do this — simply select “Search resource objects in all available databases” under the “Sources” tab when querying the RIPE Database. IXP TOOLS HACKATHON On the weekend before RIPE 73 we will be running a hackathon focused on developing tools for Internet Exchange Points. Come and participate! Date: 22-23 October 2016 Time: Saturday 09:00-21:00, Sunday 09:00-21:00 (including social event) Location: Melia Castilla Hotel, Madrid, Spain Learn more in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/announcing-the-ixp-tools... Apply online before 15 September: https://atlas.ripe.net/hackathon/ixp-tools/#!application-form RIPE ATLAS Until now, native IPv4 and IPv6 has been one of the conditions of hosting a RIPE Atlas anchor. However, we realise that IPv6 simply isn't available in some ASNs. As a result, we've decided to support IPv4-only anchors. Learn more on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ipv4-only-ripe-atlas-anc... Conditions for the commercial use of RIPE Atlas data are now available online: https://atlas.ripe.net/get-involved/commercial-use/ IANA STEWARDSHIP TRANSITION The NTIA has announced that they intended to allow the IANA functions contract to expire on 1 October 2016. You can find the full announcement here: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2016/update-iana-transition There is a call for public comment on three agreements concerning intellectual property rights (IPR) related to the IANA stewardship transition. You can find the documents and some background information here: https://www.ianacg.org/call-for-public-comment-on-iana-ipr-agreements/ RACI The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) connects members of the academic community with the RIPE community by inviting students and researchers to present their Internet-related research at meetings. We are now accepting RACI applications for ENOG 12 and RIPE 73, apply before 28 August 2016. More information is available here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/raci MEMBER LUNCHES Registration is now open for RIPE NCC Member Lunches in: - Milan, Italy - Muscat, Oman - Luxembourg - Frankfurt, Germany - Zagreb, Croatia Information on the Member Lunches and links to register are available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/member-lunches TRAINING SERVICES Is there a RIPE NCC Training Course coming to your country? In September there will be courses in Tajikistan, the United Kingdom, Israel, Sweden and Poland. There will also be webinars for new LIRs, the RIPE Database and IPv6. There are still places available: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses UPCOMING MEETINGS ENOG 12 will be in Yerevan, Armenia from 3-4 October 2016, more information and registration is available at: https://www.enog.org/meetings/enog-12/ RIPE 73 will be in Madrid, Spain from 24-28 October 2016, more information and registration is available at: https://ripe73.ripe.net/ IPv6 DAY ISRAEL The RIPE NCC will host an IPv6 Day in Israel on 12 September 2016. All details on the meeting, including how to register, are available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/ipv6-day-israel NEW ON RIPE LABS Gergana Petrova and Marco Hogewoning report back from the European Summer School on Internet Governance (EuroSSIG): https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gergana_petrova/eurossig-a-deep-dive-into-the-... https://labs.ripe.net/Members/marco_hogewoning/eurossig-internet-governance-... Philip Homburg provides further analysis into the failure rates of RIPE Atlas version 3 probes: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/philip_homburg/further-analysis-of-ripe-atlas-... George Nomikos examines using traIXroute to detect IXPs in traceroute paths: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/george_nomikos/detecting-ixps-in-traceroute-pa... RIPE FORUM The RIPE Forum is an additional way to participate in RIPE community mailing list discussions using a web-based interface rather than an email client. Try it out and let us know what you think! https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum/ Kind regards, Nick Hyrka Communications Manager RIPE NCC