RIPEstatPublic demo

January 24, 2012

Vasco Asturiano

1) Introduction2) New features3) Demo4) What’s coming?5) Feedback

RIPEstat public demo

RIPEstat Introduction

• Modular & extendable Toolbox

• Single-point to Internet related data

• Work in progress

• Demo new functionality periodically

• We adjust based on usage and feedback

• Get involved2

http://stat.ripe.net

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Demo Key Points

•New Widget API

•New Data API

•Web application new architecture

•Performance monitoring and improvements

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The new Data and Widget APIs

• Data API - Access RIPEstat processed data directly

• Widget API - Embed RIPEstat plugins in your own website

• Bring RIPEstat closer to you

• Better adapted to your own needs

• More customization options

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New Widget API_Embed RIPEstat widgets into your own webpage!

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<script src="http://stat.ripe.net/widgets/widget_api.js"></script><div class="statwdgtauto"><script>ripestat.init("as-path-length",{"resource":"AS3333"})

</script></div>

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New Widget API

• Embeddable on location in any HTML website

• Purely based on Javascript and HTML(5)

• Data fetched directly from data API via JSON(P)

• Input data configuration defines content

• Customizable layout (visible elements, size)

• Manipulation of the Widget after rendering (reload(), get_data(), etc) via scripting

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New Widget API

• Work in progress

• But some widgets already available publicly (beta testing)_ whats-my-ip [new]_ network-info [new]_ prefix-overview_ as-overview_ whois_ as-path-length

• http://stat.ripe.net/docs/widget_api

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New RIPEstat Data API• RESTful interface over HTTP• Can return RIPEstat data in various formats (JSON currently)

- Let us know if you’d like other formats• Used by the Widgets, data is fetched directly by the browser• Simple example:‣ http://stat.ripe.net/plugin/whats-my-ip/data.json

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{ "cached": false, "data": { "ip": "2001:67c:2e8:13:223:6cff:fe8d:388c" }, "messages": [], "query_id": 11057, "status": "ok", "status_code": 200, "version": "0.1"}

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New RIPEstat Data API• Syntax:‣ http://stat.ripe.net/plugin/<pluginname>/data.<format>?<key>=<value>...

‣ http://stat.ripe.net/plugin/announced-prefixes/data.json?resource=AS3333&starttime=2012-01-14T12:00

• Full specification of services and required/optional parameters at:‣ http://stat.ripe.net/docs/data_api

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{ "data": { "prefixes": [ { "prefix": "193.0.0.0/21", "timelines": [ { "endtime": "2012-01-16T00:00:00", "starttime": "2012-01-14T12:00:00" }, { [...]

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Web Application new architecture

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Javascript Widget APIRESTful data API

routing history plugin

whois plugin

routing history widget

whois widget

Static HTML and JS

Table of Contents

Any HTML elements

• You can build your own web app too!

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Web Application new architecture

• During transition period current plugins on http://stat.ripe.net are being progressively replaced by widgets

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Demo

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Performance monitoring

• Monitor usage and performance of plugins• Raise understanding of possible performance bottlenecks

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Performance monitoring

• Monitor usage and performance of plugins• Raise understanding of possible performance bottlenecks

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Performance Improvement - Backend migration

• Several plugins migrated to a new backend data cluster_ BGP Update history_ AS Path Length_ Routing Consistency

• Significant performance improvement!

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What’s coming?• Widget API

- Add more widget types to cover existing plugins- Extending functionality of the API

• Data API- Add more services to cover existing plugins- Services based on new backend data (such as RIPE Atlas)- Backend performance improvements

• Plugins- Extend existing with more detail (history, granularity, etc)- IPv6 capability per AS - based on APNIC data- AS Routing Consistency

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• Play with it: _http://stat.ripe.net/_http://stat.ripe.net/docs/widget_api/_http://stat.ripe.net/docs/data_api/

• Feedback_ Comments - on the website_ Measurement, Analysis and Tools working group

_ Homepage: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/wg/mat/_ E-mail: mat-wg@ripe.net

_ Private feedback - stat@ripe.net_ #ripestat on twitter

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Feedback

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The EndThe next RIPEstat public demo is on:Tuesday, February 21, 2012

This session and the slides will be archived on RIPE labs:http://labs.ripe.net/

See previous demos and other videos on:http://www.youtube.com/user/RIPENCC/