- The RIPE NCC is experiencing continued growth in membership, with over 18,000 LIRs currently. This is driving increased demand for IPv4 addresses, with the RIPE NCC expecting to run out of its IPv4 pool within the next 2-3 years. - In 2017, 21 million IPv4 addresses were transferred within the RIPE NCC service region, though most of these were administrative transfers between related entities, with only 4.6 million addresses transferring between unrelated LIRs on the open market. - The RIPE NCC is working to support capacity building, academic engagement, policy development, and compliance with new regulations like GDPR. It is also monitoring issues like the growth of the

1. Andrew de la Haye | February 2018 | APNIC 45
RIPE NCC Update
Andrew de la Haye
Chief Operations Officer
RIPE NCC

2. Andrew de la Haye | February 2018 | APNIC 45 2
Membership Growth…
February 2018
18,090 LIRs

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…Impacting our IPv4 Pool
• Membership growth driven by need to obtain
IPv4 /22 allocations (1,024 addresses)
• At current rate, we expect to run out of IPv4 in
two-to-three years

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21 Million Addresses Transferred in 2017
IPv4 Transfers Within the RIPE NCC Service Region
0
7.500.000
15.000.000
22.500.000
30.000.000
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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…But is This Really the Market?
• 78% of 21 million addresses were
“Administrative Transfers” between related
entities
- Subsidiaries of the same group / business restructuring
• The remaining 4.6 million addresses transferred
between unrelated LIRs “on the market”
• A higher number of transfers overall — so more
transfers of smaller blocks
- Analysis on RIPE Labs: https://www.ripe.net/s/0EmN

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Proportionally Fewer LIRs With IPv6…
13,032
with IPv6
5,112
without IPv6

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…But Maybe That’s Okay
• Drop began after IPv6 requirement was removed
for IPv4 /22 allocations
• Doesn’t necessarily point to disinterest among
new operators:
- Enterprises and other organisations are joining to get a last
bit of IPv4 — these organisations can rely on their service
provider for IPv6
• Entities with multiple LIRs generally won’t need
IPv6 allocations for each LIR
- More membership trends on RIPE Labs:
https://www.ripe.net/s/SUzM

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Global IPv6 Survey 2018
• Aiming to get an overview of IPv6 deployment
around the world
• Assess how ISPs and enterprises view IPv6
• A follow-up to similar surveys run between
2008 and 2013
• Please take the survey - open until 1 April
2018:
- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GlobalIPv6survey2018

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Capacity Building
• Supporting local communities
- Upcoming Regional Meetings in Tehran, Moscow, Timisoara
- Supporting and participating in national Network Operator
Groups and IGFs
- Member Lunches across our service region
- IPv6 Roadshow program, Train the Trainer, other training
courses
- Country-focused meetings (Kazakhstan in 2018)
- LEA meetings and Roundtable Meetings for Governments
- Greater engagement in the Caucasus with a new staff
member based in the region

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Academic Engagement
• Incorporating our training material into
Computer Science and Engineering
curriculums
• Visiting universities to explain Internet
fundamentals: standardisation, names,
numbers, and relevant organisations
• RACI programme providing funding for
students and researchers to present their work
at RIPE community meetings

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RIPE NCC::Educa
• One-day “online event” with a series of
webinars focusing on a specific topic
• Webinars conducted by RIPE NCC staff and
RIPE community members
• Provides support to our members who can’t
make it to training courses
• First event in 2017 focused on RIPE Atlas with
around 80 participants

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Policy Proposals Under Discussion
• 2016-04, “IPv6 Sub-assignment
Clarification”
- Defines sub-assignments in IPv6 PI assignments
• 2017-02, “Regular abuse-c Validation”
- Gives the RIPE NCC a mandate to regularly check abuse
contact information in the RIPE Database and follow up when
invalid information is found
• 2018-01, “Organisation-LIR Clarification in
IPv6 Policy”
- Allows organisations to request IPv6 “per LIR’ rather than
“per organisation”

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Internet of Things (IoT)
• Pace of development introduces significant
security, privacy and safety concerns
• RIPE community has formed a new working
group to discuss challenges and opportunities
around IoT
• Working group will be a focal point for the
community to develop positions on IoT matters
https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/iot

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Getting Ready for GDPR
• The EU General Data Protection Regulation
(GDPR) comes into force in May this year
• Conducting internal review to ensure we are
fully compliant
• Existing RIPE Database operations appear to
be consistent with the legislation — we don’t
expect any impact
- More details on RIPE Labs:
https://www.ripe.net/s/BWqJ

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16. Questions
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