Some time ago the RIPE NCC embarked in a project to completely rewrite the database software. The project is almost finished and the transition to the new database system will occur in the first half of 2001.

One of the major changes in the new database is its support of RPSL (RFC 2622) and RPS-AUTH (RFC 2725) specifications. The new database also has additional functionality, which requires an extension of the query syntax.

This presentation will discuss RPSL and RPS-AUTH features of the new software and how they will affect the community, give an update on the state of the RIPE IRR, and finally give an overview of IRR-related RIPE activities and rollout plans.

About the Presenter
Andrei Robachevsky is manager of the database group at the RIPE NCC, where he is responsible for all aspects of the database re-implementation project and RIPE database operations. He has been working in this position for the last year. Prior to this position he worked with the RIPE NCC as a database software engineer developing software for the re-implementation project. Before he joined the RIPE NCC in 1999 he was involved in academic network development in Russia.