[ncc-services-wg] Extended delegated statistics

Dear Colleagues,

Since 2003, the RIPE NCC and the other RIRs have published daily files
detailing all assigned and allocated IP resources. These are also known
as the "delegated files"

In 2011, a RIPE Labs article was published describing an extension to
these files. This article is available at: 

https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam/new-ripe-ncc-address-statistics-reports

Starting from Wednesday 23 May 2012, the extended delegated files will
be published at the following URL:

ftp://ftp.ripe.net/pub/stats/ripencc

The extended delegated files will list all resources managed by the RIPE
NCC, including those which make up part of the free pool. The resources
will be listed like this:

ripencc||ipv4|5.22.224.0|73728||available

We have overhauled the code that generates the regular delegated files.
One area which has been improved is the accuracy of the country code
attribute for all entries, especially for direct assignments such as PI
and AS Numbers. For all resources the country code was lifted from the
RIPE Database object describing the resource. This was done as a
one-time import and stored in our internal records. This has resulted in
a massive decrease in the occurrence of the catch-all country code "EU"
in both the regular and extended delegated files.

However, it is still possible that there are inaccuracies with regards
to the country code for some entries. Please contact lir-help at ripe.net
in such cases.

Regards, 

Alex Le Heux
Policy Implementation & Coordination
RIPE NCC