From mir at ripe.net Fri Dec 2 13:28:52 2016 From: mir at ripe.net (Mirjam Kuehne) Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2016 13:28:52 +0100 Subject: [mat-wg] New on RIPE Labs: Internet Access Disruption In The Gambia - 2016 Message-ID: Dear colleagues, We had a look at various RIPE NCC data sets to see what we can learn from yet another country-wide Internet outage in 2016 - this time The Gambia. https://labs.ripe.net/Members/emileaben/internet-access-disruption-in-the-gambia-2016 Kind regards, Mirjam Kuehne RIPE NCC From BECHA at ripe.net Mon Dec 12 10:08:57 2016 From: BECHA at ripe.net (Vesna Manojlovic) Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 10:08:57 +0100 Subject: [mat-wg] RIPE Atlas Success Story: Zoom-in on Germany In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear all, we wrote an article as an example of how cross-pollination between communities can create success. An overlap between IETF participants, RIPE Atlas users and listeners of a popular German podcast has led to growth in the deployment of RIPE Atlas probes. We are still interested in expanding this platform in areas and networks that need more coverage. For pictures & links, go here: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/ripe-atlas-success-story-zoom-in-on-germany Text is bellow. Regards, Vesna In July 2016, during the IETF meeting in Berlin, the popular "RFC podcast" had a special episode aired an interview with Daniel Karrenberg talking about the RIPE NCC and RIPE Atlas. Thanks to the podcast listeners, and with the help of promotion on Twitter, the episode prompted many, many, MANY applications for new RIPE Atlas probe hosts. Because of both summer vacations and a temporary shortage of probes, there was a delay in shipping - but when the new batch of probes arrived at our office, we started shipping them to applicants, most of whom were from Germany. Currently, with regard to the number of active probes, Germany is leading with more than 1,000. This is more than the USA, which was in the lead for the previous few years. If you want to zoom in to this success-story, you can take a look at this RIPEstat widget. There you can see that, between 22 September and 7 October, the number of activated probes jumped from 999 to 1,157. Thank you to all the hosts, in Germany and elsewhere, who are helping to build RIPE Atlas - the largest active measurements platform! Actions Although we are happy that there is so much enthusiasm in Germany, we are still interested in increasing diversity of coverage. To this end, we're looking to reach out to: - Regions, countries and areas within countries with fewer probes - Networks (ASNs) with fewer probes - Deploying RIPE Atlas anchors instead If you would like to apply for your own RIPE Atlas probe, there is a special link just for the readers of this RIPE Labs article :) If you already have a probe, and want to get in touch: - Check out the Community pages - Follow us on Twitter - Be active on the mailing list From mir at ripe.net Thu Dec 15 13:50:59 2016 From: mir at ripe.net (Mirjam Kuehne) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:50:59 +0100 Subject: [mat-wg] New on RIPE Labs: Preparing for the 2016 Leap Second Message-ID: <72599176-597f-9cd8-eba3-c50913bba743@ripe.net> Dear colleagues, On 31 December this year, we're scheduled for another leap second. There are many stories about what leap seconds can do to infrastructure and applications, and rituals are built up around them. Please read more on RIPE Labs in an article contributed by our new colleague Stephen Strowes: Preparing for the 2016 Leap Second https://labs.ripe.net/Members/stephen_strowes/preparing-for-the-2016-leap-second Kind regards, Mirjam Kuehne RIPE NCC From randy at psg.com Thu Dec 15 23:50:53 2016 From: randy at psg.com (Randy Bush) Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2016 07:50:53 +0900 Subject: [mat-wg] New on RIPE Labs: Preparing for the 2016 Leap Second In-Reply-To: <72599176-597f-9cd8-eba3-c50913bba743@ripe.net> References: <72599176-597f-9cd8-eba3-c50913bba743@ripe.net> Message-ID: > https://labs.ripe.net/Members/stephen_strowes/preparing-for-the-2016-leap-second excellent article. as this is an ops-oriented community, it may be worth pointing out that bsd and linux kernels are believed to handle the leap second correctly. but if you have devices such as ntp strat 1 devices, or other devices which are sensitive to the leap second, it may be worth investigating how the device handles it. e.g., i have a Time Machines TM1000A GPS Network Time Server. search for 'leap' in the manual fails. and i have yet to find anything that sounds real in the net of a thousand lies. but darned good article. randy From mir at ripe.net Thu Dec 22 11:19:28 2016 From: mir at ripe.net (Mirjam Kuehne) Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2016 11:19:28 +0100 Subject: [mat-wg] New on RIPE Labs: Four Years of RIPE Atlas Anchors Message-ID: Dear colleagues, Four years have passed since the RIPE NCC announced its plans to put RIPE Atlas anchors into production. Since the first anchors went online in 2013, we?ve been working hard to both maintain and expand the network. As a result, we currently have 238 anchors deployed across 66 countries! Please find more on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/four-years-of-ripe-atlas-anchors Kind regards, Mirjam Kuehne RIPE NCC