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Stockpiling IPv6 Update
by Marco Schmidt 28 Apr '21

28 Apr '21

Dear Address Policy Working Group, During the last Address Policy WG session in October 2020, we provided an update on the topic of stockpiling IPv6 allocations. For the upcoming RIPE 82 meeting, we want to share some additional information to support the community discussion. To summarise, the RIPE NCC observed a significant amount of members requesting several IPv6 allocations via multiple LIR accounts or the transfer policy. Based on the IPv6 policy, it is possible to request up to a /29 IPv6 allocation per LIR account, without any justification needed. Firstly, we want to stress again that this is not about any potential scarcity of IPv6. Rather we would like to ask the Working Group if the current development is within the intend of the IPv6 policy. Currently, we see around 100 members that have collected multiple IPv6 allocations with totaling amounts of /26 or more, with the maximum of 91 IPv6 allocations (totals /23+). To put this in perspective, in the last ten years, only 12 members could document the need for initial allocations of a /26 or more, with a decreasing trend in the last years while at the same time, more multiple smaller IPv6 allocations are being requested. We see a big discrepancy between organisations being able to justify larger IPv6 allocation based on actual network plans (despite eased policy requirements) and organisations that collect many /29 allocations without any real requirement of justification. We also noticed that some of the members rent out large blocks of their multiple allocations to other ISPs. While the IPv6 policy supports this approach, we would like to raise awareness that this creates a strong dependency of the ISP to their LIR, especially if large IPv6 networks are being deployed. In case the members decide to change their business model or terminate the membership, the sub-ordinated ISPs will be forced to renumber whole IPv6 networks or follow any requirement set by the LIR. We hope that this information will help the Working Group to review if the current development is in line with the intent of the IPv6 policy. Kind regards, Marco Schmidt Assistant Manager Registry Services and Policy Development RIPE NCC

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Draft agenda AP-WG RIPE82 - virtual AP-WG
by Erik Bais 26 Apr '21

26 Apr '21

Dear working group, In the approaching time to the RIPE82 meeting there will be a couple things that are going to change. First as you may be aware, the AP-WG session is going to be on the TUESDAY instead of the Wednesday. This is due to the preference of people to not have WG sessions in parallel. So the AP-WG session is moved to the Tuesday May 18th 10:30 am Amsterdam time (CEST - UTC+2) Second this is going to be last WG session with our faithful Gert as co-Chair of the WG, as he is going to step down. And because he started RIPE 44 in Amsterdam, 2003 as chair for the LIR-WG (now AP-WG), he is probably one of the longest serving Chairs in our community. So, on the agenda, we have the following planned. We will be publishing a couple presentations in pre-recording, so that we can have more time for discussions. The publication of those pre-recordings is planned for the weekend before the WG session. The session is in the meeting schedule for 90 minutes .. but we plan to do a short break in approx. the middle.. to allow for some fresh coffee / short toilet break. So we have a pretty full agenda .. and we expect the session to allow for more time for discussion on various topics with this format, along with the information of the NCC about various topics. --- Draft agenda AP-WG session - RIPE82 A. Administrative Matters - Gert Döring Welcome, thanking the scribe, approving the minutes, etc. B. WG Chair selection / appointment - Erik Bais C. Current Policy Topics (Q&A based on pre-published slides/recording) Angela Dall'Ara, PDO, RIPE NCC - Global policy overview "What's going on?" - Common policy topics in all regions (end of IPv4, transfers, ...) - Brief overview of new proposals (if any) D. Feedback from the RIPE NCC Registry Services (Q&A based on pre-published slides/recording) Marco Schmidt, Registration Services [5 minutes break to top-up the hot drink of your choice] E. Introduction of candidates for the NRO NC Ulka Athale F. (Tentative) Agenda item arising from the DBTF James Kennedy or another DBTF member G. What colour is my IP(v4) space? PI addresses and LIRs Remco van Mook h. Systematic Review of RIPE Address Policy (Discussion) - Proposal to review whether environmental changes since a policy were agreed should be addressed with a policy update Z. AOB Hope to see you all on RIPE82. Regards, Gert Döring & Erik Bais, AP-WG chairs

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RIPE DBTF Feedback
by Bijal Sanghani 14 Apr '21

14 Apr '21

Dear colleagues, I am writing to inform you that the RIPE Database Requirements Task Force (DBTF), is soliciting feedback on our recommendations for; Person Objects Historical Data Legal Address If you are interested or have any feedback on these topics, then please join the conversation on the RIPE Database WG mailing list so that we can keep all feedback and discussions in one place. Kind regards, Bijal on behalf of the DBTF

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Request about homologation of policy documents
by Kurt Kayser 13 Apr '21

13 Apr '21

Dear RIPE friends, I have scanned the current address policy documents and I have some questions about homologation between a couple of topics. There are 2 main areas of concern, which I would like to discuss: 1. Validity of RIPE-451 - (IPv6 address space policy for IXPs.) aged well since 2009. Option 1: drop this document entirely - the pointer for the document "Obtaining the address space" (RIPE-575) is anyway outdated/obsoleted. Option 2: Integrate a relevant paragraph in the RIPE-738 (IPv6 address allocation and assignment policy) successor document? For comparison: RIPE-733 (IPv4 address ---) this area is mentioned in Section 6.1 - mainly due to minimal resources left to use. 2. Comparing Sections 6.x from RIPE-733 (IPv4 adresses allocation and assignment policy) with RIPE-738 (IPv6 address allocation and assignment policy) There are very nice paragraphs in Section 6.2 (network infrastructure) and 6.3 (validity of an assignment) which I miss as counterpart in RIPE-738. One would assume that there should somewhat similar approaches on how to assign and document used address space. There are also other areas that could be cleaned up (such as transfers - completely moved out of these documents or extended?) Suggestion: why not keep the same section numbering for identical topics? Best regards, Kurt Kayser

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RIPE Database requirements progress
by ripedenis＠yahoo.co.uk 08 Apr '21

08 Apr '21

Colleagues For the benefit of those who don't often check the mail archives of the RIPE Database Task Force there have been 4 meetings in February and March and the TF has just published the minutes of their most recent meeting on their mail archive which can be found here:https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-db-requirements-tf/ Their latest draft requirements document can be found here:https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/tf/rdb-requirements-tf/the-ripe-… There are quite a number of recommendations made regarding registration of address space in the RIPE Database. In their latest meeting minutes they also mention creation of assignment objects in the database (but this is not yet in their draft document). It would be helpful if more people would read this document (and meeting minutes) and comment or discuss publicly on this WG mailing list any issues regarding the TF draft document before they publish their final version of the requirements. They also plan to hold a BOF sometime in May where you can make comments. cheersdenis co-chair DB-WG

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Internet access via different countries
by Fernando Cuartero 18 Feb '21

18 Feb '21

Hi, I am unsure if it is possible for UEs to exit to internet via different countries, Netherlands (DCP2) and Sweden (DCP1), using the same public IPv4/IPv6 address or if each country should have different public IPv4/IPv6 pools. Is there any regulation about that? [cid:image001.png@01D7062B.65C7C3F0] BR, Fernando

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IPv4 Request
by Sales 12 Feb '21

12 Feb '21

Greetings, We're looking to lease a large quantity of IPv4 addresses, long term for our global web hosting business (est 2004). We're looking for easily /16 or larger block, even /14 if available. We can take multiple mixed sized subnets too, that's fine. We require ability to update whois, route objects, DNS and provide LOA for global provisioning. We're members with ARIN and RIPE. ARIN MNT: LOGIC-25 RIPE MNT: LOGICWEB PUBLIC ASN: 64286 We can sign a 1+ year agreement paid 1st of each month. We're willing to do even 3 or 5 years. Please let us know your subnets available and pricing.

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Live e-lecture by Prof. Efstratios Gavves: ‘The Machine Learning of Time: Past and Future’, 9th February 2021 17:00-18:00 CET. Upcoming AIDA AI excellence lectures
by Ioanna Koroni 08 Feb '21

08 Feb '21

Dear AI scientist/engineer/student/enthusiast, Prof. Efstratios Gavves (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands), a prominent young AI researcher internationally, will deliver the e-lecture: ‘The Machine Learning of Time: Past and Future’, on Tuesday 9th February 2021 17:00-18:00 CET (8:00-9:00 am PST), (12:00 am-1:00am CST), see details in: <http://www.i-aida.org/ai-lectures/> http://www.i-aida.org/ai-lectures/ You can join for free using the zoom link: https://authgr.zoom.us/j/93863728654 The <http://www.i-aida.org/> International AI Doctoral Academy (AIDA), a joint initiative of the European R&D projects <https://ai4media.eu/> AI4Media and <https://www.vision4ai.eu/> Vision and Humane AI Net currently in the process of formation, is very pleased to offer you top quality scientific lectures on several current hot AI topics, starting with the above mentioned e-lecture. Lectures will be offered alternatingly by: Top highly-cited senior AI scientists internationally or Young AI scientists with promise of excellence (AI sprint lectures) Lectures will be typically held once per week, Tuesdays 17:00-18:00 CET (8:00-9:00 am PST), (12:00 am-1:00am CST). Attendance is free. Other upcoming lectures: 1. Prof. Pietro Perona, ‘Measuring algorithmic bias in face analysis — towards an experimental approach’, 23rd February 2021 17:00 – 18:00 CET. 2. Prof. Björn Schuller: ‘There will be Artificial Emotional Intelligence’, 9th March 2021 17:00 – 18:00 CET 3. Prof. Andreas Geiger, ‘Towards Robust End-to-End Driving’, 23rd March 2021 17:00 – 18:00 CET More lecture infos in: <http://www.i-aida.org/future-lectures/> http://www.i-aida.org/future-lectures/ These lectures are disseminated through multiple channels and email lists (we apologize if you received it through various channels). If you want to stay informed on future lectures, you can register in the <https://lists.auth.gr/sympa/info/cvml> CVML email list. Best regards Profs. I. Pitas, N. Sebe, B. O’Sullivan, M. Chetouani AIDA AI Excellence lecture series committee -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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CfP for EUSIPCO 2021 Special Session "Image and video analysis for autonomous drones" (Deadline February 12, 2021)
by Ioanna Koroni 05 Feb '21

05 Feb '21

Dear drone imaging scientists and engineers, you are invited to submit an original, unpublished technical paper to the Special Session "Image and video analysis for autonomous drones" of EUSIPCO 2021: https://eusipco2021.org/. Conference submission deadline is February 12, 2021. Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, or drones) are becoming more and more important to many industries, promising simplified logistics, cost reductions, increased safety for humans, quicker response times and more accurate results, when compared to traditional procedures. Drones are highly useful thanks to their easy deployment, their aerial point-of-view and their ability to access difficult-to-reach spaces. Recent advances in aerial robotics and AI have already pushed drone automation to an unprecedented degree in various application domains, such as infrastructure inspection and maintenance, aerial cinematography, search and rescue operations, etc. Manipulation, processing, analysis and learning of visual signals lie at the forefront of this revolution. This special session will consider current research in this interdisciplinary subject, aiming to bring together researchers working on image/video analysis and experts in aerial robotics. Topics of interest may include, among others: - Embedded computer vision - Deep learning for image/video analysis - Multimodal perception - Sensor and data fusion - Fault and anomaly detection in drone footage - Subcentimeter-accuracy inspection - Autonomous drone cinematography - Vision-based localization and mapping - Vision-based drone navigation/control - Vision-based human-drone interaction This Special Session concerns a very timely topic with high industrial potential, given that fully/semi- automated drones are slowly emerging as a viable alternative to manually teleoperated ones, thanks to recent advances in robotics and AI. A lot of underlying cognitive functionalities that enable such autonomy, particularly the ones facilitating drone perception, rely on advanced image/video analysis methods for achieving their goals, making this a highly interdisciplinary topic of exceptional interest both to imaging scientists and aerial robotics researchers. The Special Session is organized by Prof. I. Pitas and Dr. I. Mademlis, from the Artificial Intelligence and Information Analysis Lab (AIIA Lab), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (AUTH), under the auspices of the EU-funded Horizon 2020 programme AERIAL-CORE (https://aerial-core.eu/). Relevant links: 1) Horizon2020 EU funded R&D project Aerial-Core: https://aerial-core.eu/ 2) AIIA Lab: https://aiia.csd.auth.gr/ Sincerely yours, Prof. I. Pitas, Dr. Ioannis Mademlis, Artificial Intelligence and Information Analysis (AIIA) Lab, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imageclef+unsubscribe(a)sheffield.ac.uk.

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Address Assignment Practices in IPv4 and IPv6
by Stephen D. Strowes 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

Hi all, We've published a study on the stability of IPv4/IPv6 assignments in domestic ISPs, and the size of the IPv6 prefixes that networks typically assign to subscribers. We look at this from two different angles: what can we measure from RIPE Atlas, and what do operators state in the RIPE Database? In particular, understanding the size of IPv6 delegated prefixes is important for applications such as host reputation & blocklists, geolocation, and research on network measurement. The RIPE Database offers the community a way to share information on their prefix delegations, and deserves some attention! Read more here: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/stephen_strowes/address-assignment-practices-… Cheers, S.

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