Dear Colleagues,
I am happy to inform you that on 21 October 2004, the Number Resource
Organization (NRO) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN) signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the
Address Supporting Organization (ASO).
This MoU stipulates how the NRO will fulfil the role, responsibilities, and
functions of the ASO as outlined in the ICANN Bylaws. The signing ceremony
took place at the biannual Public Policy Meeting of the American Registry
for Internet Numbers (ARIN).
More information on the MoU is available at:
http://www.nro.net/archive/press-releases/aso-mou.html
The full text of the MoU is available at:
http://www.nro.net/documents/aso-mou.html
Regards,
Paul Rendek
Head of Member Services and Communications
RIPE NCC
[Apologies for duplicate mails.]
RIPE 49 MEETING REPORT
Dear Colleagues,
The RIPE 49 Meeting was held from 20 - 24 September 2004 at the Renaissance
Hotel, Manchester, United Kingdom.
There were 301 participants at the meeting.
Attendees also included government representatives and representatives from
AfriNIC, APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC and ICANN.
HIGHLIGHTS
Highlights of RIPE 49 included an update on the Number Resource
Organization from Axel Pawlik, Managing Director, RIPE NCC; a discussion on
the RIPE policy development process; a proposal to restructure RIPE
Meetings into three days on operational/technical content followed by two
days on policy related issues.
The ASO held an election for a seat on the ASO Address Council. Hans Petter
Holen was re-elected.
Geoff Huston, APNIC, gave a report on the routing table status for IPv4 and
IPv6.
This presentation is available at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/presentations/ripe49-plenary-bgp.…
The European Operators Forum (EOF) featured presentations on peering and
core network security.
EOF presentations can be viewed at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/eof.html
The RIPE NCC, LINX, TeleCity, Telecomplete and XChange Point Europe are
thanked for the support they provided to the meeting.
BT Net are thanked for the excellent provision of the meeting Internet
connectivity.
SUMMARY
ADDRESS POLICY WORKING GROUP
- It was agreed that IPv6 allocations from IANA to the RIRs had to be
increased in terms of block size, and that /12 was the best allocation size
to use.
- RIPE Chair, Rob Blokzijl, announced that he would publish a draft of the
policy development process for the RIPE region.
- There was discussion on the usage of HD ratio for IPv4 and the
forthcoming formal proposal regarding this.
- The 200 End Users requirement for receiving an IPv6 allocation was
discussed and it was agreed that a formal proposal to remove it should be
sent to the community.
Address Policy Working Group presentations can be viewed at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/presentations/index.html#ap
DATABASE WORKING GROUP
- It was agreed that the RIPE NCC should implement the 'abuse-c:' attribute
in the 'irt', 'person', 'role' and 'inet[6]num' object classes.
- It was agreed that the RIPE NCC should implement the 'poem' object in the
RIPE Database.
Database Working Group presentations can be viewed at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/presentations/index.html#db
TEST TRAFFIC MEASUREMENT (TTM) WORKING GROUP
- It was noted that ten test boxes, throughout the RIPE region, have been
added to the RIPE NCC Test Traffic Measurements matrix in 2004.
Test Traffic Working Group presentations can be viewed at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/presentations/index.html#tt
ANTI-SPAM WORKING GROUP
- A tutorial on message headers was given by Rodney Tillotson, Working
Group Chair.
- The group discussed the issue of improving the RIPE Database for abuse
contacts. There was a majority support for a combination of 'irt' objects
with some modifications, and for changes to the default Whois behaviour.
Anti-Spam Working Group presentations can be viewed at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/presentations/index.html#anti-spam
IPv6 WORKING GROUP
- The RIPE NCC announced that K-root has been IPv6-enabled since August 2004.
- Geoff Huston, APNIC, gave an update on multihoming in IPv6.
- There was discussion about IPv6 glue for root name servers.
IPv6 Working Group presentations can be viewed at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/presentations/index.html#ipv6
EIX WORKING GROUP
- It was noted that the switching wish list is in last call and that the
final review will take place at the Euro-IX meeting in Athens (October 2004).
- It was noted that an Inter Providers Traffic Analyzer tool is available
from the Milan Internet Exchange.
EIX Working Group presentations can be viewed at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/presentations/index.html#eix
ENUM WORKING GROUP
- There was a presentation from the United Kingdom's Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI) on an ENUM Consultation regarding how ENUM should be
operated in the UK.
- There was a presentation on ENUM deployment in Sweden.
ENUM Working Group Presentations can be viewed at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/presentations/index.html#enum
DNS WORKING GROUP
- It was agreed that the DNS Working Group should take up responsibility
for documenting the issues around DNS server migration.
- It was noted that the DNS Working Group Chair would collect requirements
for the DNS samples and statistics.
- It was noted that the DNS Working Group Chair would coordinate the
production of a RIPE Document based on Fernando Garcia's DNS Server
Migration document.
DNS Working Group presentations can be viewed at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/presentations/index.html#dns
ROUTING WORKING GROUP
- It was announced that the maintenance of the IRR Toolset has been
transferred from the RIPE NCC to the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC).
- There was discussion on securing the network through hiding the core.
- There was an overview of the RIS project and discussion on the various
uses of the myASn BGP monitoring tool.
Routing Working Group presentations can be viewed at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/presentations/index.html#routing
RIPE NCC SERVICES WORKING GROUP
- It was agreed that the RIPE Chair would look at the possibilities of
reworking the framework of RIPE meetings, so that operational content would
come at the beginning of the meeting week and policy discussions would come
at the end of the week.
- It was agreed that the RIPE NCC would generate statistics on the quantity
of spam on the RIPE NCC servers.
RIPE NCC Services Working Group presentations can be viewed at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/presentations/index.html#ncc-serv…
TUTORIALS
The RIPE NCC Training Team presented the RIPE NCC IP Request Tutorial. It
explained address space assignment and allocation procedures in the RIPE
NCC region:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/lir-course/index.html
RIPE 49 WEBCASTING AND ARCHIVES
During RIPE 49, the RIPE NCC held trials in collecting feedback from
participants watching the webcast. The mediums used for this were IRC and
Jabber.
Archives of presentations, webcasts and IRC/Jabber feedback from RIPE 49
are available at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/sessions-archive.html
HOSTMASTER CONSULTATION CENTRE (HCC)
The RIPE NCC Hostmaster Consultation Centre was open at RIPE 49, allowing
RIPE NCC Members to discuss issues relating to their business directly with
RIPE NCC Hostmasters.
"MEET & GREET"
The RIPE NCC's "Meet & Greet" was available for first-time RIPE Meeting
attendees at RIPE 49. "Meet & Greet" introduces newcomers to the meetings,
to key attendees from the RIPE community and to social events throughout
the week. More information can be obtained by contacting <meet-greet(a)ripe.net>.
RIPE 49 REFERENCE PAGE
A complete list of RIPE 49 sessions, tutorials and presentations can be
found at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/index.html
RIPE 50
RIPE 50 will be held in Stockholm, Sweden from 2 - 6 May 2005.
Information on RIPE 50 will soon be made available at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-50/
If you have any questions about RIPE Meetings, please contact
<meeting(a)ripe.net>.
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Dear Colleagues,
As announced in the RIPE NCC Activity Plan 2004, the RIPE NCC will
launch an updated version of the www.ripe.net website. The new version
of the site will be released on Wednesday, 13 October 2004. The new
site has been redesigned to better meet the needs of RIPE NCC members
and others in the Internet community.
The new website provides enhanced access to RIPE NCC information and
resources. A clearer structure, simplified navigation and improved
search functions make finding RIPE NCC and RIPE information easier
than before.
While occasional users of the site will benefit from the improved
navigation menus, more frequent visitors will benefit from the "Quick
Links" menu for fast access to frequently used pages.
If you experience any problems using the new website or if you have
any suggestions, please contact the RIPE NCC at <feedback(a)ripe.net>.
Regards,
Paul Rendek
Head of Member Services and Communications
RIPE NCC
