Transcript Nepal Internet Exchange (NPIX) Gaurab Raj Upadhaya CEO/Tech Chair [email protected] [email protected] APRICOT 2003, Taipei, 26 February, 2003

Nepal Internet Exchange
(NPIX)
Gaurab Raj Upadhaya
CEO/Tech Chair
[email protected]
[email protected]
APRICOT 2003, Taipei, 26 February, 2003
Nepal Internet Exchange
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Initiated after APRICOT, on 22 April, 2002
First Meeting of the Working group on 1 March, 2002
Very active participation from WG members
IX powered ‘ON’ on 30 August, 2002
3 ISPs currently terminating circuits, peering ON and
off..
• 5 Part timers (non paid) (3 Technical, 2 Admin)
• npIX is now more involved in Layer 9 .. training and
helping ISPs to migrate their networks and be able to
peer.
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Major Points
• Joint ownership of Peers.
• Legally under the ISP Association of Nepal
• Location decided unanimously by the
Working group after long discussions.
• Switch and Route Server provided by PCH
(www.pch.net)
• First round of IX training done by PCH.
• SANOG I meeting initiated by npIX
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Management / Financials
• Independent Board constituting of the following
– General Secretary of ISPAN
– Representative of Computer Association of Nepal
– CEO/Technical Chair (ex officio)
– Representative from the participant
– Representative from the Government
– Representative of House Owner (non voting)
• Financially independent from ISPAN.
• Peering participant pay on a cost recovery basis, reviewed every
year.
• Space donated by the building owner, power backup donated by
one of the participating ISP.
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Technical
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Switch Cisco 3548XL
Route Server Cisco 1760
BGP Peering sessions amongst the peering partners
Connectivity is currently through radio links and leased
lines, which is not without problems
– Radio option has been ruled out, due to interference of multiple
ISPs trying to use modems at the same location.
• Only 3 ISPs have been able to connect with copper, but the
connection is not stable.
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Problems
• AS Numbers
– Of the 9 ISPs, only 2 had AS Numbers and 2 others had
applications with APNIC, now 4 have AS numbers, with two more
in process, 3 ISPs will get ASes through their upstream.
– Many ISPs are yet to become members of APNIC and were not
aware of AS Number issues as they do not multi-home.
– Currently, all ISPs who have APNIC memberships have applied
for AS Numbers, and others are in contact with their upstream
provider
– ISPs are still migrating to BGP within their own networks, which
is complex, not because of scaling but because of unpredictability
and technologies used. (bridging over WAN radio Links??)
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Problems..
• Connectivity
– Radio connections are disrupted due to interference,
specially when all are trying to connect to the same
location
– Radio are backup and temporary solution
– A omni antenna at the IX location to which all ISPs can
connect is being sought as an alternative
– The talks are ongoing with the Telco to provide circuits
at the IX facility.
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Problems
• Regulatory
– The regulator has supported the establishment
of the IX, but there aren’t any legal provisions
concerning IX. This legal vacuum could means
problems in future
• Telco
– The monopoly telco, as with everything related
to the ISPs, views this skeptically. Though they
also run an ISP business, their active cooperation is not forthcoming.
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Now.. Plan B
• We are moving to Plan B..
– Layer 2 switch will be co-located at the
Telephone exchange, where ISPs have circuits
terminating for E1 dialup connections.
– The switch at the npIX will be bridged with the
new switch. We are looking at technologies..
– The efforts to terminate circuits at the npIX will
continue, now with more emphasis on Fiber
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Some observation
• On the private peering between two largest ISPs..
traffic is > 324 GB / mo
• Traffic coming to the two large ISPs from other
local ISPs are 20% for them (about 80 GB/mo)
• For small ISPs, the traffic going out is almost 60%
of their traffic.
• npIX tests showed that we'll immediately have
traffic levels at 200 GB, when the private peering
is kept intact.
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Ongoing work
• Management / Financials
– Management modality has been finalized and is being
worked on currently
– Financial plan for the year is also being worked on
– We got some money, so that I can be paid for soon…
• Technical
– Technical trainings are being requested to IX
community as well as APNIC.
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Thank You
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