Operational Coordination in the RIPE Region presented by

Operational Co-ordination in the RIPE Region presented by: Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net

Overview • RIPE NCC • Policy Development • RIPE - RIPE NCC Relationship Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net 2

RIPE (Réseaux IP Européens) Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net

What is RIPE • RIPE (Réseaux IP Européens) - 1989 – RIPE is a collaborative org. open to all parties interested in Internet administration – – open forum no formal or legal structure voluntary participation, no fees works by consensus Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net 4

How RIPE Works • RIPE chair <chair@ripe. net> – Chair: Rob Blokzijl • How does it work? – Working groups • voluntary chair • elected by WG • agendas, minutes, decisions published – Public mailing lists – Open meetings Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net 5

RIPE Working Groups • Local Internet Registries WG – IPv 4 and IPv 6 policy development • Database WG – development of RIPE whois DB • IPv 6 WG – co-ordination of technical IPv 6 issues • Routing – routing issues in the RIPE region • DNS WG – technical aspects of DNS Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net 6

RIPE Working Groups (2) • European Internet Exchange Points WG – co-ordination of IXPs in the RIPE region • Anti-Spam WG – how ISPs can help to fight Spam • Netnews WG – how ISPs can co-ordinate netnews traffic • Test Traffic Measurements WG – specification and co-ordination of TTM • European Operators Forum – general operational issues (similar to Af. NOG) Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net 7

RIPE in a Global Context IETF Internet Engineering Task Force IEPG World-wide Operators Forum APRICOT RIPE AP Operators Europen Operators Af. NOG NANOG USA Operators African Operators Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net 8

RIPE Mailing Lists • General announcement list – <ripe-list@ripe. net> • Working group lists – <lir-wg@ripe. net> – <dns-wg@ripe. net> – etc. • For more information – Send “help” to <majordomo@ripe. net> • Join the mailing lists and get informed http: //www. ripe. net/info/maillists. html Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net 9

RIPE Meetings • 3 RIPE Meetings a year • 3. 5 day meetings • 300+ participants • Working group meetings • Plenary presentations • Long breaks, hallway chats Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net 10

RIPE NCC RIPE Network Coordination Centre Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net

What is the RIPE NCC? • Network Coordination Centre – co-ordination and support service for Internet service providers (ISP’s) in RIPE region • Why a NCC ? – RIPE participation was increasing – too much RIPE work to be done on a voluntary basis – some activities need continuity – neutrality and impartiality is important – contact point inside & outside Europe Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net 12

RIPE NCC Development • 1992: TERENA umbrella – financed by TERENA members and sponsors • 1995: membership – formal fee structure to cover costs • 1998: not-for-profit association Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net 13

Total LIRs per Region Europe & Central Asia: 2397 (+841) Middle-East: 109 (+27) Africa: 24 (+8) Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net 14

RIPE NCC Activities (1) Member Services • Registration Services – IPv 4 & IPv 6 addresses / AS numbers • DNS management – reverse delegation & secondary for TLDs • LIR Training Courses • Test Traffic Measurements Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net 15

RIPE NCC Activities (2) Public Services • RIPE support • RIPE database maintenance • Co-ordination & liaison: • LIRs / RIRs / ICANN / etc … • Information dissemination • New technical projects Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net 16

Activity Development Process RIPE Working Groups – define requirements, suggest activities RIPE NCC Staff – produces activity plan & budget RIPE NCC Executive Board – submits to membership RIPE NCC Membership – approves and sets fees Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net 17

Global Policy Development • Developed in open policy meetings • Implemented by Regional Internet Registries • Open, controlled by membership • Co-ordinated among RIRs Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net 18

Policy Development ICANN RIR ASO LIR (ISP/Enterprise) ISP / End Users Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net 19

RIPE NCC in the Global Context ICANN PSO ASO DNSO At Large IETF, w 3 c, ETSI, . . . LACNIC RIPE NCC ? RIPE Mirjam Kühne . ARIN mtg. Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 APNIC Afri. NIC APNIC mtg. . http: //www. ripe. net ? 20

Questions Mirjam Kühne . Af. NOG Conference, 11 May 2001 . http: //www. ripe. net