The RIPE-NCC Test Traffic Measurements project is an implementation of RFCs 2330, 2679, and 2680 on one-way-delay and packet-loss.

In order to measure these parameters, dedicated measurement stations ("test-boxes") have been installed at 40 ISP's in Europe and the USA. We plan to double the number of measurement points in 2000. Several products and services based on the Test Traffic Measurements data have been developed and are being offered to sites participating in the project, including:

• Plots showing the delays and losses from/to each participating ISP over time,
• Network alarms, when network delays are above the expected values,
• A regular report showing the quality of connectivity from/to an ISP, and
• An overview of network delays over a longer period, in order to assist ISP's in the planning of future network upgrades,

For more details, please refer to http://www.ripe.net/test-traffic.

About the Presenter
Henk Uijterwaal is a project manager at the RIPE NCC, where he is responsible for all aspects of turning ideas into new services for the RIPE membership. He has been working on the Test Traffic Measurements project for the last three years.