August 2010 - ncc-announce - mailman.ripe.net

RIPE Labs article on the Duke/RIPE NCC BGP experiment
by Andrei Robachevsky 31 Aug '10

31 Aug '10

Dear Colleagues, On Friday, 27 August, at 08:41 (UTC), RIPE NCC staff involved in the Routing Information Service (RIS) project conducted an Internet routing experiment in conjunction with a research group from Duke University in the United States. The goal of this experiment was to further global understanding of Internet routing behaviour, specifically the use of optional attributes in Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). The experiment ended as scheduled at 09:08 (UTC). Shortly after this, we discovered that the experiment had caused an unexpected and unintended negative impact on Internet operations, lasting for approximately 30 minutes. An article has now been published that provides more information on the experiment and its effect on the network: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/erik/ripe-ncc-and-duke-university-bgp-experim… If you have any questions or comments regarding this incident, please contact <ncc(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Andrei Robachevsky Chief Technical Officer, RIPE NCC

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Network Maintenance: 31/08/2010 16:00-18:00UTC
by Ben O'Hara 31 Aug '10

31 Aug '10

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails.] Dear Colleagues, On Tuesday 31 August 2010 between 16:00 and 18:00 (UTC), the RIPE NCC will carry out maintenance work on our core network infrastructure in our NIKHEF Datacentre. Although we expect any outage to be minimal, there is a possibility of intermittent access to all services hosted by the RIPE NCC during this period. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions please contact: ops(a)ripe.net Regards Ben -- Ben O'Hara RIPE Network Coordination Center Systems Engineer Singel 258, Amsterdam, NL http://www.ripe.net +31 20 535 4444 PGP Fingerprint: 080A 52FF BF0A A7FB F176 E7DB 513D 9A3D E968 7DBC

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LIR Portal Upgrade
by Trudy Prins 31 Aug '10

31 Aug '10

Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC is currently upgrading the LIR Portal to a newer software version, increasing the flexibility, quality and reliability, and including a single sign-on system. To help ensure a smooth deployment, the upgrade is rolled out in stages. The first stage of deployment, upgrading the Billing section of the site, was carried out on 14 April 2010. The Training section and the Resource Lists were upgraded as well. The second stage, which includes all resource request forms and wizards, will be deployed today, 31 August. Downtime of the portal should be less than one minute. The deployment of the new portal software including the sign-in system does not yet include the entire LIR Portal. Users may find that they are asked to sign in more than once as they move between different sections of the site. This will continue until the single sign-on system has been fully deployed throughout the LIR Portal. The remaining old LIR Portal sections will be replaced in the final upgrade, scheduled to take place in the fourth quarter of 2010. After this final deployment, all functionality of the LIR Portal will be available under the single sign-on system. The migration to newer software might result in some small changes, but the overall look and feel should not be affected in a very noticeable way. If you have any questions or comments regarding this upgrade, please email <sw-bugs(a)ripe.net>. Best regards, Trudy Prins Manager Business Applications RIPE NCC

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RIPE 61: Registration is Open
by RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator 25 Aug '10

25 Aug '10

Dear Colleagues, We're pleased to announce that RIPE 61 will take place on 15-19 November 2010 in Rome, Italy. You can now register online for RIPE 61 at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-61/registration Tickets -------- You can register for the full week for EUR 350 or choose a day ticket for a particular day. Day tickets cost Eur 125 per day. Students can attend the full week for EUR 175. If you are a new LIR you may be entitled to free entry to the meeting. More information about your free tickets is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/introduction.html Meeting Venue and Hotel: ------------- RIPE 61 will take place in the Westin Excelsior Hotel in Rome. Discounted room rates have been negotiated for RIPE Meeting attendees. Instructions on how to book your hotel room at the meeting venue, as well as information about other nearby hotels, can be found online at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-61/venue.html More information is available, and will be continually updated, at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-61/index.html Regards, The RIPE Meeting Team RIPE NCC

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NRO NC Call for Nominations
by Axel Pawlik 12 Aug '10

12 Aug '10

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear Colleagues, This is a call for nominations from the RIPE NCC service region to fill one vacant seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC). The term of Hans Petter Holen, who was elected to the NRO NC in January 2008, ends on 31 December 2010. The election to the NRO NC seat will take place during a Plenary session at the RIPE 61 Meeting to be held in Rome, Italy from 15-19 November 2010. All members of the Internet community who are present at the Plenary session may vote in the election. The deadline for nominations is 15 October 2010. Any individual residing within the RIPE NCC service region is eligible for nomination, except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members. Self-nominations are permitted. Please send your nominations to <nominations(a)ripe.net> by 23:00 UTC on 15 October 2010. All confirmed nominations will be listed on the RIPE NCC website by 17 October 2010. All nominees may submit a written statement in support of their nomination for publication on the RIPE NCC website. Other individuals may express support for nominated individuals by sending an email to <nominations(a)ripe.net>. Expressions of support will also be published on the RIPE NCC website. To find out more about the NRO NC and the election process, please see: http://www.ripe.net/info/resource-admin/nro2010/ Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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MENOG 7/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting - Registration Open
by Paul Rendek 10 Aug '10

10 Aug '10

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear Colleagues, Register now for the Middle East Network Operators Group (MENOG) 7/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, which will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from 21-29 October 2010. This is the first time a MENOG/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting will be held in Turkey. We would like to thank the hosts Terremark and Turk Telekom for supporting this event. MENOG meetings are excellent opportunities to share ideas and experiences with other network operators and network engineers from across the Middle East, to develop cross-regional cooperation and to meet with key players in the local and global Internet industry. The MENOG 6 Meeting, held in Riyadh in April 2010, attracted over 130 attendees from 19 countries, and we expect the MENOG 7 Meeting to build on the success of that event. Registration will close when maximum capacity is reached, so please register soon to ensure your attendance. For all information and for registration details, please visit: http://menog.net/meetings/menog7 Regards, The MENOG Coordination Team Kais Al-Essa, Osama Al-Dosary, Sultan AlShamsi, Sandra Gijzen, Gaurab Raj Upadhaya, Paul Rendek, Philip Smith

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