RIPE NCC Regional Meeting Qatar 2006

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Presentation Abstracts

Tuesday, 09:00 - 10:30

Title: Welcome
Speaker: John Leong (CMU)

Title: Introduction to RIPE / RIPE NCC
Speakers: Rob Blokzijl (RIPE) and Axel Pawlik (RIPE NCC)
Abstract: RIPE stands for 'Réseaux IP Européens', or European IP Networks. Started in 1989, RIPE is a forum where Internet Service Providers and others interested in the advancement of the Internet meet to discuss and work on problems common to all. In this session we will present a short history of RIPE, describe how RIPE is organised, and discuss some of the current work in progress.

The RIPE NCC is an independent and not-for-profit membership organisation that supports about 4,000 members in more than 65 countries. This presentation describes how the activities and services of the RIPE NCC are defined, discussed, evaluated and performed in an open manner.

Title: RIPE NCC Activities Update
Speaker: Axel Pawlik (RIPE NCC)
Abstract: This presentation will give an overview of RIPE NCC activities including membership services, coordination activities and information services.

Title: Information on RIPE NCC Services to Help You Understand the Behaviour of Your Network
Speaker: Henk Uijterwaal (RIPE NCC)
Abstract: The RIPE NCC offers a number of services that collect data on the Internet with the goal of helping operators to better understand the behaviour of their network. These services are: Test Traffic Measurements (TTM), a service that measures key performance parameters such as delay, loss, jitter and IP-level routing; Routing Information Service (RIS), aimed at (BGP) inter-provider routing; and DNSMON, a service that monitors the performance of Root and TLD servers. In this talk, a brief overview of these services will be given. These services are available to the entire RIPE NCC membership, often at no additional cost. We will also discuss the relation of these services to other activities of the RIPE NCC and show how the entire portfolio of services can be used to your benefit. RIPE NCC staff will be available afterwards to demonstrate these services and discuss possible applications for your specific case.

Title: Current Policy Topics - A Worldwide View
Speaker: Filiz Yilmaz (RIPE NCC)
Abstract: This presentation focuses on recent policies and discussions regarding Internet resources in the five Regional Internet Registry regions (AfriNIC, APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC and RIPE). The presentation provides an overview of recent policy related developments relevant to IPv4, IPv6 and AS Numbers.

Tuesday, 11:00 - 12:00

Title: RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP)
Speaker: Rob Blokzijl (RIPE)
Abstract: This presentation introduces RIPE's formalised Policy Development Procedure (PDP), as documented in "Policy Development Process in RIPE" (ripe-350). It explains the areas addressed by the PDP, the places in which discussions occur and how to become involved in creating RIPE Policy. Additionally, the presentation explains how the RIPE NCC, RIPE's secretariat, supports the process and the people proposing policies.

Title: WSIS Review and the Way Forward
Speaker: Axel Pawlik (RIPE NCC)
Abstract: Axel will give a short presentation on the outcome of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) process and the future expectations of co-operation and collaboration between the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), industry partners and governments.

Title: Introducing the IANA
Speaker: David Conrad (IANA)

Open Microphone Session

Tuesday, 14:00 - 15:30

Title: Security Issues in the Internet - A Survey
Speaker: Jaap Akkerhuis (NLnet Labs)

Title: DNSSEC Deployment
Speaker: Olaf Kolkman (NLnet Labs)
Abstract: DNSSEC (short for DNS Security Extensions) offers secure mapping of names to numbers and other resources. Through the use of cryptographic functions, DNSSEC offers origin authentication, data integrity and authenticated denial of existence. The protocol has been standardised in 2005 and has been deployed by early adapters.

We present a bird's eye view on what changes are needed when implementing DNSSEC in an existing environment. At times we will touch upon the technical details. We draw from our experiences with deployment of DNSSEC at the RIPE NCC and deployment research at NLnet Labs.

The presentation will not be a tutorial on the DNSSEC protocol. See www.dnssec.net for some background material.

Open Microphone Session

Tuesday, 16:00 - 17:00

Title: Overview of UAEnic
Speaker: Sultan Al Shamsi (Emirates Telecommunications Corporation - Etisalat)
Abstract: This presentation gives an overview of United Arab Emirates Network Information Center’s (UAEnic) establishment, objectives, goals, activities, plans and projects.

UAEnic has invested a lot in promoting Internet and (.ae) domains to the local Internet Community as well as to the global Internet community. UAEnic has also contributed a lot to different Internet organizations and was one of founders of these organizations in our region.

UAEnic has started the Arabic Domains Names Trial in the region, a step to include the Arab end user to the Internet using their own language. UAEnic was one of the first centers to request IPv6 from the RIPE NCC and to start building native IPv6 network and start testing with different ISPs, Educational Institutes and Universities.

Open Microphone Session

Wednesday, 09:00 - 10:30

Title: IPv4 Exhaustion and IPv6 Consumption
Speaker: Paul Wilson (APNIC)
Abstract: How many years until no more IPv4 addresses are available to allocate to networks? I will review some of the more recent studies into the projected date of IPv4 exhaustion. The presentation will also explain what the upcoming IPv4 exhaustion will mean for LIRs.

IPv6, the successor to IPv4, greatly increases the amount of addresses available to networks. This presentation will look at how IPv6 addresses have been deployed around the world to date and summarise what networks should consider when readying for the transition to IPv6.

Title: Shim6
Speaker: Daniel Karrenberg (RIPE NCC)
Abstract: Sites want to multihome for resiliency against network outages. In IPv4 this is done by injecting additional routes into the routing system. This has bad scaling properties.

The IETF Shim6 working group develops one solution to support IPv6 End Site configurations that have multiple external connections to support application-level session resiliency across connectivity failure events. The Shim6 solution avoids overloading the routing system with site-based specific address advertisements.

This solution has been criticised by many. Yet the essential problem of maintaining route aggregation across the global routing system remains.

This presentation about the state of the Shim6 work is by Geoff Huston but will be presented by Daniel Karrenberg because Geoff has a prior engagement.

References:
http://www.potaroo.net/presentations/2005-10-24-SHIM6-status.ppt
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-51/presentations/pdf/ripe51-ipv6-routing.pdf
http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/shim6-charter.html
http://www.nanog.org/mtg-0510/iab.html

Title: Intrusion Prevention / Data Security
Speaker: Cyndi Mills (CMU)
Abstract: As internet attacks become more sophisticated, so must industry protection mechanisms also improve. From passive detection devices there is a trend towards active and dynamic attack-blocking techniques. This talk will provide a brief overview of some active intrusion prevention technologies in networks and hosts. Knowing how intrusion prevention implementations intercept traffic, what attacks they prevent, and how these technologies work together helps organisations plan an in-depth defence.

Title: Developments in Internet Routing
Speaker: Daniel Karrenberg (RIPE NCC)
Abstract: Daniel will talk about long term trends, current issues and the future of routing in the Internet. He hopes for a spirited discussion.

Wednesday, 11:00 - 12:00

Title: Managing Internet Related Risks - The Need for Awareness and Action
Speaker: Steve Huth (QCERT)
Abstract: The Internet continues to support improvements and advances in research, education, and business and government operations. It provides a rich resource for home users where adults and children can benefit from participation in the ever growing Internet community. However, these new capabilities come with associated risks. Internet related fraud, identity theft and and other cyber crimes are increasing and there is growing need for increased action to deal with this growing problem. This talk will briefly outline the dark side of the Internet and suggest actions that organisations and individuals can take to manage the growing risk.

Title: Education City Network - Panel Talk
Panel: Bassem Shatila (QF), Malik Awan (CMUQ), Timothy Chester (TAMUQ), Joji Montelibano (RAND Corporation)
Abstract: Education City Network in Qatar is home to multiple branch campuses of several distinguished universities: Virginia Commonwealth University, Weill Cornell Medical School, Texas A&M University, Carnegie Mellon University, and Georgetown University. For each of these campuses connectivity to their home campuses and partners across the world is of prime concern. Each institution has its own unique requirements, best practices, and expectations.

Under the Qatar Foundation, the Education City Network has been established to meet these requirements. This network has proven to be robust and supports the connectivity needs of the branch campuses. This panel will talk about their experiences in establishing, supporting and expanding the Education City Network.

Conclusions

Wednesday, 14:00 - 15:30

DNSSEC Seminar

Wednesday, 16:00 - 17:00

Routing Registry (RR) Seminar