Transcript Lipex - UKNOF

Lipex
Who we are
Lipex Timeline
Network
Website
Who we are
Internet Exchange
based in London
and Amsterdam
Our customers are
small to medium
size companies
Reliable
Open
Friendly
Easy to use
What makes us different
Running cost
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Low cost
Fixed cost
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Set up fee: GBP 500
10 mbps connection:
GBP 50 /month
100 mbps connection:
GBP 100/month
1 Gig connection:
GBP 100/month
Value added
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Euro IX member
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http://www.euro-ix.net
Keep up to date with
other Exchanges in
Europe
Share knowledge and
learn from other
exchanges
experience
Timeline
2001 Creation of
Lipex
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Free for 1 year
Switches sponsored
by Allied Telesyn
Sites:
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Telehouse north
Telehouse East
Redbus Harbour
Exchange
2002
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52 peers by the end
of the first year
2003
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Charges introduced
Purchase of dark
fibre ring
Expansion sites
Redbus Meridian
and Sovereign
Timeline
2004: Introduction of
Amsterdam peering
sites
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Telehouse 2
Redbus Amsterdam
2005
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Number of peers: 60
Gigabit switch to
Meridian
UPS in each rack
Research for 10 G
switches
Plans for 2006
New switches
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Force 10
Fibre ring:
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Add Sovereign and
Meridian on the dark
fibre ring
New sites
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Telecity Hex
Weathermap
Set up and Equipment
Dark Fibre Ring going
through:
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HEX
THN
THE
Sites going through
wavelength
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STAR
MERIDIAN
SOVEREIGN
Juniper routers
Allied Telesyn 9816
GB
Allied Telesyn
Rapier 24i
Dell servers
Online Tools available
Online signup
Login Section
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Manage info
Router stats
Arp watch
Looking glass
IPV4 and IPV6
assignments
Traffic Maps
PeerPal
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Facilitates your first
contact with all other
peers on the
exchange
Mailing list
IRC channel
RT ticketing system
Stats
10 mbps
60
50
100 mbps
40
30
1 Gig
20
10
0
10 mbps
AMS
31.07.03 31.07.04 31.07.05
100 mbps
(AMS)
Connection Speeds:
10 mbps: only used by
smaller ISPs
100 mbps: most popular
connection
1 GIG: getting more and
more popular
Contact us
Panny Malialis
[email protected]
Tel: 0870 432 9202
www.lipex.net
Address: 9th Floor Redbus Interhouse
building 6, Harbour Exchange Square
London E14 9GE