[atlas] Questions with regard to the measurement status and running time

Thanks for the detailed response Robert! These are indeed very helpful!

On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 12:41 AM Robert Kisteleki <robert at ripe.net> wrote:

> Jerome,
>
> > My questions are:
> > 1. Why is the measurement "ongoing" even if the results have already
> > been made available?
>
> One-off measurements are automatically marked "stopped" after 15 minutes
> by the system. This is mostly a book-keeping exercise to know what is
> active and what is not; it does not affect the flow of results.
>
> > 2. What is the meaning of the "requested start time" and "requested stop
> > time" on the RIPE Atlas portal?
>
> The intention is to be able to pre-schedule a meeting into the future
> (for whatever reason you may have) instead of starting it asap, or to
> pre-determine its end if you already know when that should be. I believe
> the "start in future" is applicable to one-offs as well, stop time not
> so much (see above, they are auto-stopped).
>
> > 3. Will a one-off measurement release one slot from the measurement rate
> > limit once its result becomes available even if it’s still in "ongoing"
> > state?
>
> No, the measurement status is what counts. So such a slot is freed up
> after the msm is marked as stopped. We are considering a different
> book-keeping mechanism where the amount of results (activity) is used
> for quotas instead of number of measurements -- but this is not the case
> yet.
>
> We can adjust these limits, so if you have good reasons to do more (e.g.
> measurement campaign, bursts because of some research, etc.) then just
> let us know and we can help!
>
> Regards,
> Robert
>
> > Thanks!
> > Best,
> > Jerome
> >
>
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