RIPE Atlas explained

RIPE Atlas is a global, open, distributed Internet measurement platform, consisting of thousands of measurement devices that measure Internet connectivity in real time.

History

RIPE Atlas was established in 2010 by the RIPE Network Coordination Centre. As of April 2022, it was composed of around 12,000 probes and more than 800 anchors around the world.[1]

Technical details

Community

Anyone can volunteer to host a RIPE Atlas probe.[9] Probes are free of charge, low maintenance, and can be plugged in behind a home router or in a data center.

Organisations that want additional RIPE Atlas measurements targeting their network can host a RIPE Atlas anchor.[10]

Tools for visualizing and analyzing RIPE Atlas measurement data are used by network operators for troubleshooting and network monitoring.[11]

Open source software tools, written by RIPE Atlas users, are available in the repository for community contributions on GitHub.[12]

Several hundred individuals also support RIPE Atlas as "ambassadors" by promoting participation and distributing probes. Organizations also support RIPE Atlas as sponsors.[13]

Multiple hackerspaces have installed RIPE Atlas probes and have their own project about displaying the probes presence.[14]

Research papers

All the data collected by RIPE Atlas is open data and is made publicly available to users and the wider Internet community.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Global RIPE Atlas Network Coverage. 2022-04-24. 2022-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20220424192819/https://atlas.ripe.net/frames/results/maps/network-coverage/. live.
  2. Web site: XPort Pro - World's Smallest Linux Networking Server - Lantronix. lantronix.com. 2015-11-03. 2014-08-29. 2015-04-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20150401161203/http://www.lantronix.com/device-networking/embedded-device-servers/xport-pro.html. live.
  3. Web site: Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router TL-MR3020 - Welcome to TP-LINK. tp-link.com. 2015-11-03. 2015-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20150908121336/http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/cat-4691_TL-MR3020.html. live.
  4. Web site: New RIPE Atlas Version 4 Probes . Davies . Alun . 26 February 2019 . RIPE . 2019-03-01 . 2019-03-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190301140219/https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/new-ripe-atlas-version-4-probes . live .
  5. Web site: x.com. X (formerly Twitter). 2022-11-06. 2022-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20221106182520/https://mobile.twitter.com/bortzmeyer/status/1526932317838745602. live.
  6. Web site: RIPE Atlas Software Probes. 2024-05-20. atlas.ripe.net. 2024-01-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20240104161627/https://atlas.ripe.net/docs/howtos/software-probes.html. live.
  7. Web site: Installing a Virtual Machine Anchor. 2024-05-20. atlas.ripe.net. 2024-02-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20240228115122/https://atlas.ripe.net/docs/howtos/installing-vm-anchor.html. live.
  8. September 2015. RIPE Atlas: A Global Internet Measurement Network. Internet Protocol Journal. 18. 3. 1944-1134. 2015-11-03. 2015-11-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20151105172019/http://ipj.dreamhosters.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ipj18.3.pdf. live.
  9. Web site: RIPE Atlas Info - RIPE Atlas - RIPE Network Coordination Centre. atlas.ripe.net. 2015-11-03. 2023-12-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20231222132926/https://atlas.ripe.net/campaigns/c04a682c-0809-4bb1-8852-49fc947e6e2e/. live.
  10. Web site: Become a RIPE Atlas Anchor Host - RIPE Atlas - RIPE Network Coordination Centre. atlas.ripe.net. 2015-11-03. 2015-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402162446/https://atlas.ripe.net/get-involved/become-an-anchor-host/. live.
  11. Web site: RIPE Atlas: User Views and Use Cases - RIPE Labs. labs.ripe.net. 2015-11-03. 2016-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305112240/https://labs.ripe.net/atlas/user-experiences/user-views-and-use-cases. live.
  12. Web site: RIPE-Atlas-Community/ripe-atlas-community-contrib · GitHub. github.com. 2015-11-03. 2013-06-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20130608164227/https://github.com/RIPE-Atlas-Community/ripe-atlas-community-contrib. live.
  13. Web site: Community - RIPE Atlas - RIPE Network Coordination Centre. atlas.ripe.net. 2015-11-03. 2015-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091711/https://atlas.ripe.net/get-involved/community/#!sponsors. live.
  14. Web site: RIPE Atlas . HackerspaceWiki . 2017-02-22 . 2016-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161206014438/https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/RIPE_Atlas . live .