Day three of RIPE 75 saw 460 attendees checked in for the first day of RIPE Working Group (WG) sessions.
Tuesday’s programme highlights
Measurement Analysis and Tools (MAT) WG
- A new UDP protocol – the keyed UDP – received a largely enthusiastic response
- The RIPE NCC presented on the release of a set of geolocation APIs for estimating geolocation information and OpenIPmap
- Christian Kauffmann stepped down as chair of the MAT WG with the audience applauding him for his efforts over the years
Address Policy WG
- Feedback from the RIPE NCC on a number of issues:
- An update on the clean-up of ALLOCATED PI/UNSPECIFIED resources in the RIPE Database
- Outdated text references in the IPv4 policies
- Uptake of 32-bit ASNs
- Clarifying whether the IPv6 policies should be interpreted in a way that allows holders of multiple LIRs to request multiple IPv6 allocations
- Clarifying whether the RIPE NCC’s approach concerning IXP IPv4 assignments is correct
- A discussion of a proposal to clarify IPv6 PI sub-assignments
Connect WG
- A presentation on Inferring BGP Blackholing in the Internet received a lot of discussion and attention
- The co-chairs requested feedback and more interesting content for the working group
Internet of Things (IoT) Session
- An update on the RIPE NCC’s IoT Roundtable in Leeds
- Discussion of future work and the formation of an IoT Working Group where Jim Reid volunteered to serve as chair-elect and present the draft charter for an IoT WG to the plenary on Thursday
- A presentation on the Online Trust Alliance that addresses security, privacy and lifecycle sustainability challenges
RIPE NCC Services WG
- There were a series of updates from the RIPE NCC on its outlook for 2017-2018, its operational activities,
its evolving training services, the new RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund, and the work on RIPE NCC Country Reports
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