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RIPE Atlas: From Core Concepts to Use Cases

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Register for our two online sessions to explore the core concepts and use cases of RIPE Atlas.

Session 2 - Tue, 12 May 2026 / 13:00 (UTC+2)
RIPE Atlas

Moderator: Alastair Strachan, Community Development Officer, RIPE NCC
Presenter: Stephen Suess, Specialist Frontend Developer, RIPE NCC

We’ll be hosting two upcoming RIPE NCC Open House sessions focused on RIPE Atlas, taking place online. These sessions will offer a closer look at both the infrastructure behind the platform and the tools available to analyse measurement data.

Session 1

This session will focus on the underlying infrastructure of RIPE Atlas and the primary interfaces used to inspect and analyse data. It will highlight new interfaces and tools that have been added to Atlas in the last couple of years.

Agenda highlights:

1. Infrastructure Foundations

  • Probes & Anchors: Understanding the global network of vantage points and the role of high-availability anchors
  • Measurements: What they are, how to schedule them and manage data collection (Traceroute, DNS, Ping, etc.)
  • Measurement Form: How to use and new probe selection features such as region and multi country options

2. Analysis Interface & Tooling

  • Detail Pages for probes and measurements: Overviews, maps and graphs
  • Khipu: Understanding complex traceroute measurements in multi layered visualisations (IP, ASN, Country)
    Path Analysis: Comparing the same measurement over time to detect routing, ASN, and RTT changes
  • LIR/Member Overview: Managing and filtering organisational assets with multi-term search

Session 2

This session explores the high-level workflows available in the RIPE Atlas interface, helping you solve specific networking challenges more efficiently.

Agenda highlights:

1. Network Topology & Routing

  • Region Meshes: Analysing intra-region routing paths and IXP utilisation through Grid, Map, and Sankey views
  • Path Divergence: Visualising how paths branch from a single probe to multiple targets

2. Monitoring & Health

  • DomainMON: Monitoring DNS performance using the new API endpoint and simplified setup wizard
  • Probe Connectivity: Identify potential outages and connectivity issues across different networks and regions

3. Real-Time Troubleshooting

  • Quick Look: Testing host reachability from multiple global vantage points with immediate results
  • Quick Khipu: Using real-time traceroute visualisation for rapid diagnosis