[ncc-services-wg] New on RIPE Labs: A RIPE Atlas Probe for every RIPE NCC Member

Henk,

good to hear from you again.  

RIPE Atlas is not intended for intra-AS measurements.  Operators
generally have their networks very well instrumented.  RIPE Atlas is about
situational awareness about the inter-AS mesh.  Of course we want to
have a number of probes inside big ASes, but most stub ASes are nicely
covered with one or two. We would not provide other than incidental
intra-AS measuremenets from the proposed funding unless the operator 
concerned provides additional funding and the results will be both 
available and useful for the community.

So I am indeed proposing to distribute the probes and benefits as
equally among the membership as possible.  And the cost of 300 EUR for
each member that you quote is for the deployment and two years of
operations, so it comes down to EUR150/member/year  for the first 
two years. 

About the usefulness of RIPE Atlas let me say just this much:
At least one active probe in the network of each member would 
make for an unprecedented level of comprehensive active measurmenets.
Products from these measurements are useful for detecting anomalies,
monitoring trends and for analysing faults.  

Daniel