February 2026 - ripe-list - mailman.ripe.net

New on RIPE Labs: Ukraine as a Laboratory of Internet Resilience
by Alun Davies 25 Feb '26

25 Feb '26

Dear colleagues, On the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Eliza Rohotska and Solomiia Yaremenko reflect on what Internet resilience means in practice and what it takes to keep networks running under sustained damage to infrastructure. You can read their article now on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/author/eliza-rohotska/ukraine-as-a-laboratory-of-inte… Kind regards, Alun Davies RIPE Labs Editor RIPE NCC

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SR-MPLS traffic engineering Survey
by Dekinder Florian 24 Feb '26

24 Feb '26

Hello community, I’m Ph. D. Student at University de Liège, Belgium, and I’m conducting a survey as part of my researches on Segment Routing (SR) traffic engineering practices among network operators. We have a technique, called ArEST, allowing us to discriminate SR-MPLS and regular MPLS traffic. See https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/337150/1/paper.pdf and our Git https://gitlab.uliege.be/segment-routing. If you are involved in the management of SR in your network, I would greatly appreciate your input. The survey should take no more than 5 minutes to complete. Link to the survey<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0vz9hX5VF_Ii2bprgC1neZwVnaA5tGS3…> Best regards, Florian Dekinder Université de Liège

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New on RIPE Labs: When ToR Instability Collapses Cross-Rack Redundancy Without Breaching SLA
by Alun Davies 24 Feb '26

24 Feb '26

Dear colleagues, In this new article on RIPE Labs, Ruslan Seyidov shows how a seemingly healthy deployment can lose effective redundancy without triggering SLA alarms. Read more on RIPE Labs about what this case reveals for operators and how we think about resilience in practice: https://labs.ripe.net/author/ruslan-seyidov/when-tor-instability-collapses-… Kind regards, Alun Davies RIPE Labs Editor RIPE NCC

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New on RIPE Labs: Testing IXP Configurations Without Breaking Production - A Digital Twin Approach
by Alun Davies 23 Feb '26

23 Feb '26

Dear colleagues, The first entry for the RIPE Labs article competition for RIPE 92 is in! Tommaso Caiazzi and his colleagues show us how new additions to the IXP Digital Twin help IXP operators safely test configuration changes and member onboarding outside production. Read more on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/author/tcaiazzi/testing-ixp-configurations-without-br… Kind regards, Alun Davies RIPE Labs Editor RIPE NCC

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RIPE Labs Article Competition for RIPE 92 - Now Open
by Alun Davies 23 Feb '26

23 Feb '26

Dear colleagues, Submissions are now open for the RIPE Labs Article Competition for RIPE 92. We’re looking for thoughtful, technical, and original contributions from across the community. So if you have something to say about the Internet, but don’t usually get the opportunity to attend RIPE Meetings, this is a great way to get involved. The author of the winning article will receive a full package to attend RIPE 92 in Edinburgh this May - including a meeting ticket, travel, and accommodation. The deadline for entries is 3 April and you can find full details and submission guidelines on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/competitions/ripe-labs-article-competition-ripe-92/ If you want more details, please feel free to get in touch with us at labs(a)ripe.net. Kind regards, Alun Davies RIPE Labs Editor RIPE NCC

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RIPE 92 Call for Local Hubs
by Gergana Petrova 17 Feb '26

17 Feb '26

Dear colleagues, We want to help people who can’t physically join a RIPE Meeting to participate remotely and in a more engaging way. Do you want to facilitate a space for them to meet in your city? If yes, organise a Local Hub! Local Hubs are in-person gatherings that run alongside the RIPE Meeting. They give registered participants the chance to: - Watch the webcast of the RIPE Meeting - Follow discussions and take part remotely via chat, audio, or video - Connect face-to-face with other community members locally - Share perspectives, ideas, and discussions rooted in their local context As a host, you can also tailor the experience by adding local discussions or debates around RIPE Meeting topics that matter most to your community. Interested? You can find all the details at: https://ripe92.ripe.net/attend/local-hubs/ Local Hubs can be organised at any time, but if you let us know by Monday, 13 April 2026, we’ll be able to feature your Local Hub on the RIPE 92 website and provide additional technical information, promotion, and support. We are looking forward to hearing from you. Best regards, Gergana --- Gergana Petrova Community Development RIPE NCC

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New on RIPE Labs: Peering Market at a Glance
by Alun Davies 11 Feb '26

11 Feb '26

Dear colleagues, In a new paper, the team from NAMEX argues that - contrary to claims that IXP growth is stalling - the peering market is not in decline but is transforming. Read more on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/author/flavio_luciani_1/peering-market-at-a-glance-tr… Kind regards, Alun Davies RIPE Labs Editor RIPE NCC

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Call for Public Comments on the 2025 IANA Performance Matrix Summary Report
by Karla Liddle-White 06 Feb '26

06 Feb '26

This message is sent on behalf of the Number Resource Organization The original announcement is available at: https://www.nro.net/call-for-public-comments-on-the-2025-iana-performance-m… -------------------- Call for Public Comments on the 2025 IANA Performance Matrix Summary Report -------------------- As a result of the successful IANA Stewardship Transition in 2016, the IANA Numbering Services are managed through a Service Level Agreement between ICANN and the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). In the same year, the IANA Numbering Services Review Committee (IANA RC) was established. The IANA RC is composed of representatives from each RIR region and advises and assists the RIRs in the review and evaluation of the IANA Numbering Services. The operational delivery of the IANA Numbering Services is currently performed by Public Technical Identifiers (PTI). PTI publishes detailed monthly performance reports, which are available on the IANA Numbering Services website: https://www.iana.org/performance/numbers Based on these monthly reports, the five RIRs have compiled the 2025 IANA Performance Matrix Summary Report: https://www.nro.net/wp-content/uploads/2025-IANA-Performance-Matrix.pdf 30-Day Public Comment Period The IANA RC is now opening a 30-day public comment period to seek input from the global Internet number community regarding the performance of the IANA Numbering Services and the findings contained in the 2025 IANA Performance Matrix Summary Report. All members of the Internet number community are encouraged to review the report and provide feedback. Comments on IANA service performance should be submitted to: iana-performance [at] nro [dot] net The IANA RC will publish its annual report in March 2026 as formal advice to the NRO Executive Council. This report will be based on the Performance Matrix Summary Report and on the input received from the community during this consultation process. The public comment period will close on Friday, 6 March 2026 at 23:59 UTC. All comments received will be published on the NRO website in the dedicated IANA RC section and will be carefully considered as part of the preparation of the final report. Following the conclusion of the comment period, the IANA RC will meet to review and evaluate all submitted feedback. The NRO website where the comments will be published can be found at: https://www.nro.net/accountability/operational/iana-numbering-services-revi… On behalf of Constanze Bürger Chair, IANA Numbering Services Review Committee -- Kind regards, Karla Liddle-White Senior Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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RIR Governance Document Version 2: Status Report Q1 2026
by Ulka Athale 06 Feb '26

06 Feb '26

This message is sent on behalf of the Number Resource Organization ---------------------------- The original announcement is available at: https://www.nro.net/rir-governance-document-version-2-status-report-q1-2026/ ---------------------------- The Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) has compiled a status report on the outstanding topics related to comments received during the consultation on the second version of the RIR Governance Document [1]. The report is available at: https://www.nro.net/rir-governance-document-version-2-status-report-q1-2026/ This report is a result of NRO NC workshop from 12 to 14 November in Montevideo to review the feedback received across the five RIR mailing lists, input via various webinars and online sessions, sessions held at RIR Meetings, community fora, engagement with ICANN communities and also via the ICANN Public Comment process. Following this review, the NRO NC concluded that while a large part of the document is in place, there are certain questions that warrant further discussion. This report lists “open” issues as well as those issues that received significantly more comments and the decisions made during the workshop based on feedback received. These issues will be addressed by updating the language in the final version. As work on the RIR Governance Document progresses, this status report highlights questions that are still under discussion and might be modified in the final version of the document. We encourage interested parties to review the status report and continue to monitor progress prior to the publication of the final draft which will advance to the RIRs and ICANN for approval and adoption [2]. We sincerely thank everyone who has shared their insights, and we appreciate the time, thought and effort put in by our respondents. Please review the updated process timeline to ensure you don’t miss the opportunity to provide feedback in the future [3]. On behalf of the NRO NC The Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) is also known as the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) within ICANN, where it serves as the body responsible for overseeing global policy development related to Internet number resources. [1] https://www.nro.net/policy/internet-coordination-policy-2/rir-governance-do… [2] https://www.nro.net/policy/internet-coordination-policy-2/community-engagem… [3] https://www.nro.net/policy/internet-coordination-policy-2/process-for-the-r… -- Kind regards, Ulka Athale Community Development Manager RIPE NCC www.ripe.net

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The RIPE Chair Team Reports - February 2026
by Mirjam Kuehne 04 Feb '26

04 Feb '26

Dear colleagues, As 2026 gets underway, we share updates on RIPE 92 preparations, active working group discussions, the new fellowship programme, governance document revisions, and industry events: https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-febru… Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne and Anna Wilson RIPE Chair Team

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