Hi all, Please see below. For discussion, Henk - - - - Draft proposal for the TTM service 2007-2009. Services on the boxes: Starting with the current set of boxes and services: * Delay/Loss/Jitter/Traceroute: At RIPE52, there was clear interest in the data. We propose to continue these measurements. The software on the TBs exists as well as the code to analyze it. We do want to make a couple of adjustments * OWAMP will be added as a method to do measurements on demand, either between TBs or outside the TTM network (subject to access restrictions). * Data will be collected at a central point and initial processing will still be done. However, we will reduce the number of plots and lists produced by default on a daily basis to something like: daily plots, daily overviews, weekly overviews. All other plots will only be generated on demand. This will result in a bit of lag when one asks for a plot. On the other hand, producing a large number of plots that nobody ever looks at is not a good idea either. * Network alarms will be revisited, is anybody ever looking at them? * Data will continue to be visible on the TB itself. * We will set up a DQM mechanism, with a daily routine to look at the data and see if the plots make sense (rather than what we do today: are they being filled). * DNSMON * DNSMON is a valuable service and we will keep it. Features to be added could include: * IPv6 * Trends/Alarms See below. * New: Protocol beacons * The boxes will start to run protocol beacons, i.e. something that sends out packets for a service on a regular basis, allowing people to monitor their systems. * An example is the multicast work. Another example are the debogon prefixes on the RIS. * New: Network experiments. * We will set up shell accounts that will allow interested parties to do one-off network experiments. (Proposal, measurement, analysis, publication). * The TB will just offer the framework for the experiment and a little operator support, whoever proposes the experiment will be responsible for doing the work. * Similar models have been proposed (VINI, PlanetLab, ), we will see what we can copy and where we can collaborate. * This is intended as a community services for R&D that requires access to real hosts in the real Internet. * Example from the past: Kroot anycast measurements. * New: CBM reference point/server: the boxes will be set up such that interested ISPs can use them for this purpose. The box will offer the configuration site, plus a target for the measurements. The NCC will look into aggregation of data, from reports for one user, to a report for one ISP. Ownership of the boxes: * For both TTM and DNSMON, it is essential that there are a large number of active TTM boxes at interesting locations. * For this reason, the NCC proposes to install a number of boxes at important locations for free. The NCC pays for the hardware and service contract, the local site only for power/connectivity/operations (making it essentially free). Rough criteria for hosting a box: * Major AS * Only one box per AS, if a site wants more, they have to pay * Commitment from the site to operate the box for a 3 year period. Selection will be a beauty contest. * Other sites can still order boxes as before, the same goes for AS who want to install more than one box. Hardware: Outdated hardware, hardware without a current contact person, etc, is an ongoing concern for our operations people. We suggest the following changes: * We start writing off the hardware, say 3 or 4 years (perhaps longer for the clocks). After this period, a box will be automatically switched off unless a site buys new hardware. * Current hardware older than 3 years will be phased-out and/or replaced. * We will allow people to build their own box, subject to the restriction that our software will run on it without modifications. This means that FreeBSD should run on the box without modifications. * We will start to support GPS-free boxes (TSC clock) once that technology is mature. A nearby Stratum-1 NTP server may be required. Administrative: Our finance department faces a lot of problems collecting the service fee. It is often not clear to people that the SF is an integral part of the service. Also collecting money from hosts where the contact people have disappeared. We suggest: * The current service contracts will be revisited and replaced (taking into account the text of the current contract) by a new contract. * In the new system, there will be one contract to cover: * Hardware * Service fee for a 3 year period * Shipping, import/export duties, The host has to pay the entire sum at once, in advance. After that, there will be no hidden fees. * HW support for the boxes will cover the lifetime of the boxes. In other words, one knows in advance that the service will be there for 3 years. * The service for sites who have not paid for several years and who we dont consider interesting will be stopped. * Sites will be asked to provide current contact information and to regularly check this. Lifetime of this proposal: This is a 3-year plan, 2007-2009, to be evaluated afterwards. Operational (for the NCC): * The number of operational problems will be reduced, as the H/W will be newer as well as more uniform. * Contacts for the boxes should be well known again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Henk Uijterwaal Email: henk.uijterwaal(at)ripe.net RIPE Network Coordination Centre http://www.amsterdamned.org/~henk P.O.Box 10096 Singel 258 Phone: +31.20.5354414 1001 EB Amsterdam 1016 AB Amsterdam Fax: +31.20.5354445 The Netherlands The Netherlands Mobile: +31.6.55861746 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1160438400 + 381600 = 1160820000. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Henk Uijterwaal Email: henk.uijterwaal(at)ripe.net RIPE Network Coordination Centre http://www.amsterdamned.org/~henk P.O.Box 10096 Singel 258 Phone: +31.20.5354414 1001 EB Amsterdam 1016 AB Amsterdam Fax: +31.20.5354445 The Netherlands The Netherlands Mobile: +31.6.55861746 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1160438400 + 381600 = 1160820000.