This one piqued my curiosity this morning. There is no IPv4 left. While that's not something that non-techies care about (yet) it is something that people in the technical community are worried about at some level. Within the RIPE region the IP address allocation policy is governed by "the last /8 policy". A potential loophole in the policy allows new LIRs to get an … [Read more...] about Are RIPE Members Trying To “Game” The System?
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RIPE 71 Draft Agenda Available
The draft agenda for RIPE 71 is now online. The meeting is being held in Bucharest, Romania from 16 - 20 November. As could be expected one of the plenary sessions will be focussed on the IANA transition. Other companies speaking include Dyn, Facebook and APNIC. Full details on the meeting's official site. … [Read more...] about RIPE 71 Draft Agenda Available
RIPE 73 Call For Hosts Opened
RIPE has opened a "call for hosts" for the 73rd public meeting. The meeting is scheduled to take place from 24 to 28th October 2016. Where? Well that will depend on who the host is. If you're interested in hosting the meeting there's more details on what's involved over on the RIPE site. … [Read more...] about RIPE 73 Call For Hosts Opened
RIPE 69 Registration Now Available
RIPE 69 is being held in November from 3 - 7 in London. Registration for the meeting was opened a couple of days ago. Tickets for the event cost €350, with day passes costing €150. The gala dinner is an extra €50, though based on past experience with RIPE meetings you definitely get your money's worth. The timetable for the event hasn't been finalised yet and the call … [Read more...] about RIPE 69 Registration Now Available
RIPE Opens Call For Hosts for RIPE 71
RIPE has opened a call for hosts for RIPE 71 which will be held between November 9 - 13 2015. As it's a meeting for network operators the connectivity requirements are quite specific with the venue needing at least 300 megabits and ideally a Gig Full details here … [Read more...] about RIPE Opens Call For Hosts for RIPE 71
RIPE Announces Meeting Dates and Locations
RIPE has announced its meeting dates and locations from now until May 2015! Very handy if you like to be able to plan in advance. Here are the dates and venues: RIPE Meetings RIPE 67: Athens, Greece, 14-18 October 2013 RIPE 68: Warsaw, Poland, 12-16 May 2014 RIPE 69: London, 3-7 November 2014 (TBC) RIPE 70: Amsterdam, 18-22 May 2015 (TBC) Regional … [Read more...] about RIPE Announces Meeting Dates and Locations
RIPE 66 Registrations Open
The 66th RIPE public meeting is taking place this May in Dublin. Registrations are now open with prices ranging from 125 Euro for a day to 350 Euro for the full meeting. The meeting venue is Dublin's Burlington hotel which is quite central. Full details on the official meeting site. … [Read more...] about RIPE 66 Registrations Open
RIPE Coming To Dublin in May
The 66th RIPE public meeting is being held in Dublin, Ireland in May 2013 Dublin's Burlington hotel will play host to the event which will attract network operators from the RIPE region (Europe mainly) to Dublin for a week of meetings and networking of the more social variety. More information on the meeting site. … [Read more...] about RIPE Coming To Dublin in May
RIPE RPKI Breaks 1000 Barrier
RIPE have announced that the 1000th LIR has signed up for RPKI. Considering that only a few months ago there was a distinct possibility that RPKI would be halted entirely in the RIPE region this milestone is of extra significance. Resource Certification offers LIRs validatable proof of holdership. In addition, it allows LIRs to make cryptographically verifiable statements … [Read more...] about RIPE RPKI Breaks 1000 Barrier
RIPE NCC Hits Membership Milestone
RIPE NCC announced that it has added its 8 thousandth member! More details here … [Read more...] about RIPE NCC Hits Membership Milestone