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[news] Temporary Unavailability During RIPE NCC Office Move
by Jochem de Ruig 14 Dec '16

14 Dec '16

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

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[meetings] RIPE Meeting - Call for Hosts for RIPE 77
by Martina De Mas 13 Dec '16

13 Dec '16

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

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[news] RIPE NCC Finance Updates
by Sonia 06 Dec '16

06 Dec '16

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

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[news] Introducing the Rob Blokzijl Foundation
by Mirjam Kuehne 01 Dec '16

01 Dec '16

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

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[news] New wizard for setting up Reverse DNS
by Alex Band 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

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

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[training] RIPE NCC Training Courses January-March 2017
by Training Services 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Dear colleagues, Our training team travels the RIPE NCC service region to deliver training courses to our members without any additional cost. Over the next few months, we'll be in Barcelona, London, Lebanon, Turin, Hamburg, Moscow, Riga, Turkey, Nicosia, Tashkent, Ljubljana, Oslo. Visit the following page to register and to check which training courses we are giving in your area: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses The RIPE NCC delivers the following training courses: - LIR and RIPE Database Training Course - DNSSEC Training Course - Measurements Tools Training Course - Basic IPv6 Training Course - 2 days Advanced IPv6 Training Course - 2 days BGP Operations and Security Training Course For more information visit: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/courses With kind regards, Rumy Spratley-Kanis Training Services Manager

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[news] RIPE NCC Survey 2016 - Key Findings and Proposed Actions
by Serge Radovcic 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Survey 2016 was conducted in May and June. Over 4,300 RIPE NCC members and other interested parties took the time to participate and let us know their views on how the RIPE NCC is performing and the direction it should be taking in the years ahead. We are extremely grateful to all those who took the time to give their input. The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) analysed the survey data and published a detailed report with key findings in October 2016. We examined these findings and we now propose a number of action areas to address the issues brought up in the survey. A list of all 40 key findings and the actions proposed by the RIPE NCC is available here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/surveys/ripe-ncc-survey-201… <https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/surveys/ripe-ncc-survey-201…> The list provides an outline of actions we propose to take, but it should be noted that work continues in all areas. We will also periodically review the list and make adjustments if necessary. In 2017, we will update the relevant webpage with the outcomes of the actions taken by the RIPE NCC in each area. If you would like to comment on the findings and proposed actions, or on the list itself, please let us know at <feedback(a)ripe.net <mailto:feedback@ripe.net>>. Kind regards, Serge Radovcic Chief Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE Policy Proposals - November Update
by Marco Schmidt 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

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. The RIPE Forum provides an easy access to all working group mailing lists https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum/ Proposals Open for Discussion: NEW: 2016-04, “IPv6 PI Sub-assignment Clarification” Proposals Awaiting Input: 2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies" Proposal Withdrawn: 2016-03, “Locking Down the Final /8 Policy” Proposal Overview: NEW 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 WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net DEADLINE: 21 November 2016 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-04 ===== 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 ===== The following proposal has been withdrawn. PROPOSAL: 2016-03, “Locking Down the Final /8 Policy” OVERVIEW: This proposal aimed to ban transfers of allocations made under the final /8 policy. STATUS: Withdrawn. The proposer decided to abandon the proposal as he felt that the ongoing discussion was damaging the RIPE community’s reputation. As nobody stepped forward to take over the authorship of this proposal, the proposal was withdrawn. FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-03 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. Kind regards, Marco Schmidt RIPE Policy Development Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: November 2016
by Nick Hyrka 15 Nov '16

15 Nov '16

RIPE NCC Member Update: November 2016 Contents: - LIR Training Course - Simplifying Contact Management in the LIR Portal - New Online Payment System - Invoicing Process 2017 - RIPE Database - IXP Tools Hackathon Results - RIPE Meetings - RIPE Chair Election Procedure and Function Description - NRO NC Election Result - RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) Outcome - Charging Scheme for Legacy Internet Resource Holders - Good of the Internet Initiative - External Engagement - IoT Mailing List - New on RIPE Labs - LISP EID Number of LIRs: 14,753 LIRs with IPv6: 11,119 IPv4 addresses transferred in October: 1,651,968 LIR TRAINING COURSE People are completing the new LIR Training Course at the rate of one per day! Will you be tomorrow’s graduate? Take the course for free online: https://academy.ripe.net/ SIMPLIFYING CONTACT MANAGEMENT IN THE LIR PORTAL Migrate your LIR contacts to user accounts - it simplifies user management and makes communication with the RIPE NCC more secure. Use the wizard today: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2016-September/001093.… NEW ONLINE PAYMENT SYSTEM Based on feedback from the RIPE NCC Survey 2016, we introduced a new system for online payment of membership invoices. This system, provided by Adyen, is customer friendly and offers a range of payment methods. Payments are processed in real time so members can immediately see whether a payment has been successful. INVOICING PROCESS 2017 During the RIPE NCC GM on 26 October 2016, the RIPE NCC membership approved the redistribution of the 2016 surplus. The redistribution will be marked as a discount on the invoice for 2017. We will also make the invoicing process more transparent by providing specific details on the fees to be paid. We expect to send invoices for 2017 in January 2017. RIPE DATABASE Soon we will be launching a wizard to help people set up Reverse DNS. We invite you to test it by creating a domain object in the RIPE Database Release Candidate: https://www.ripe.net/s/dbrc Please give us feedback! IXP TOOLS HACKATHON RESULTS During the weekend before RIPE 73, operators from 11 IXPs, together with FLOSS developers, created prototype tools to improve peering configuration and to make life easier for network operators. Read more on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/ixp-tools-hackathon-results RIPE MEETINGS RIPE 73 ran from 24-28 October 2016 at the Meliá Castilla hotel in Madrid. 630 people checked-in, 173 of them newcomers. 63 countries were represented in the audience. RIPE 74 takes place in Budapest from 8-12 May 2017: ripe74.ripe.net RIPE CHAIR ELECTION PROCEDURE AND FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Hans Petter Holen, RIPE Chair, asks the RIPE NCC membership to discuss the proposed RIPE Chair election procedure and function description on the ripe-chair-discuss mailing list: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-chair-discuss/2016-October/000… The function description can be found here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/draft-ripe-chair-function-description NRO NC ELECTION RESULT Filiz Yilmaz was re-elected to a seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC). The election was held during RIPE 73. More information is available online: https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/internet-technical-com… RIPE NCC GENERAL MEETING (GM) OUTCOME The GM was held on 26-28 October 2016, adjacent to RIPE 73. Three resolutions were voted on. All three passed. Details are available online: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2016 CHARGING SCHEME FOR LEGACY INTERNET RESOURCE HOLDERS At the RIPE NCC General Meeting in October 2016, members voted to adopt the amendments to the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2016 and RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2017. From now on, legacy Internet resource holders who request additional Internet number resources after becoming a RIPE NCC member will be charged the sign-up fee of EUR 2,000. The original request for discussion on this topic was posted to the ncc-announce mailing list in September: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2016-September/001086.… GOOD OF THE INTERNET INITIATIVE At RIPE 73, RIPE NCC Executive Board member Salam Yamout announced the organisation’s Good of the Internet Initiative. This umbrella term encompasses four areas in which the RIPE NCC will contribute financial support and awards to selected projects. More information will be provided in the coming months. Salam’s presentation is hosted here: https://ripe73.ripe.net/archives/video/1479/ EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT The RIPE NCC and the European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Euro-IX Forum in Krakow on 7 November 2016: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe-ncc-and… This MoU is the latest formalised agreement for greater cooperation between the RIPE NCC and one of the many external organisations we work with. Learn more about our external engagement efforts on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chrisb/building-and-documenting-stronger-rela… IOT MAILING LIST During the Internet of Things BoF at RIPE 73 in Madrid, several participants commented on the need to strengthen the information exchange on this topic. We have set up a dedicated “IoT Discussion” mailing list and we encourage anyone with an interest in IoT to participate: https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/iot-discussion NEW ON RIPE LABS - Large BGP Communities - Largely Accepted Now? https://labs.ripe.net/Members/emileaben/large-bgp-communities-largely-accep… - Building and Documenting Stronger Relationships with External Organisations https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chrisb/building-and-documenting-stronger-rela… - Ethics of RIPE Atlas Measurements https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/ethics-of-ripe-atlas-measurements LISP EID The RIPE NCC has received a block of IPv6 Endpoint ID (EID) prefixes for Locator/Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP) implementation. If you wish to be assigned address space over which to experiment with LISP EID, you can request this space from the RIPE NCC. Details are online: https://www.ripe.net/lisp 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

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[news] RIPE NCC to Assign LISP EID Prefixes
by Andrew de la Haye 15 Nov '16

15 Nov '16

Dear colleagues, From today, the RIPE NCC performs registry functions for IPv6 Endpoint ID (EID) prefixes for Locator/Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP). LISP is an experimental "map-and-encapsulate" protocol developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force's (IETF's) LISP Working Group: https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/lisp/documents/ The IANA has assigned an IPv6 prefix for LISP EID space in accordance with RFC7954, which the RIPE NCC is now managing in accordance with RFC7955. Interested parties can request this space from the RIPE NCC via the LISP EID Request Form: https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/ipv6/lisp/lisp-request-form LISP EID assignments are provided free of charge. RIPE NCC membership is not required to receive a LISP EID assignment. This is a temporary prefix for a trial period of three years. In accordance with RFC7955, all assignments will be removed after 31 August 2019. The RIPE NCC website contains more information regarding LISP EID: https://www.ripe.net/lisp Kind regards, Andrew de la Haye Chief Operations Officer RIPE NCC

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