Angela ChowEskindir Ayallew Asmare

Marvin CastañedaOtto Schäffer Zheng Zheng

http://csd.ssvl.kth.se/~csd2004-team2

NicIX

Nicaragua Internet eXchange

Overview

• Background• Goals• Architecture & Services• Sustainability plan• Achievements• Problems encountered• Further works• Video• Conclusion

Background

• 11 ISPs

• About 70Mbps total international bandwidth

• About 10% local traffic

• About 2% Internet penetration

Problem Definition

• ISPs don’t have local peering point• Expensive link• Delay• No new services

Solution

• Establish an IXP• The NicIX project

Goals

• Goals• Design an IXP• Implement the designed IXP

• Objectives set to achieve the goals• Develop a network design of the IXP• Setup the IXP• Develop business plan and organizational

structure• Train ISP operators and future IXP staff

Design Principles

• Autonomy to ISPs

• Scalability

• Reliability

• Easy adaptability to IPv6

• Sustainability

• Economical

Methodology

• Literature review

• Discussion

• Laboratory

• Survey

• Presentation

• Interview

• Electronic communication

NicIX Architecture

• Layer two

• Redundancy

• Load sharing

Topology of NicIX

NicIX Services

• Port leasing

• Looking glass

• Traffic statistics

• Secondary DNS server for ‘.ni’ domain

• Technical assistance

• Mailing list and website for the IXP

Sustainability Plan

• Defining type of organization

• Organizational structure

• Budget

Type of Organization

• Non-profit organization

• An autonomous stakeholder board

• Within the existing National Internet Organization - AIN

Organizational Structure

• NiCIX Board under AIN

• Each member holds one vote

• Executive Commitee members chosen from the organizations connected to NicIX

AIN Board of directors

Executive Committee of the NICIX Board

NICIX Board

Technical Officer

IX Organization

Budget

• Starting cost• Equipment SIDA• IP Addresses UNI• Setup SIDA

• Running cost• Hosting NicIX• Staff expenses NicIX• Equipment NicIX

Achievements

• Convinced all ISPs to connect to NicIX

• Setup the IXP

• Installed and configured the IXP services

• Connected 4 ISPs

Achievements (Cont.)

• Organizational structure accepted by AIN

• Training on BGP delivered to more than fifteen trainees

• Support to mirror the I-root DNS server ensured

Problems Encountered

• ISPs reluctant to answer survey

• Difficulty to get the equipment on time

• Difficulty to meet ISPs

• Difficulty to get price quotation from Nicaraguan vendors

Further Works

• Connecting the rest of the ISPs

• Mirror root DNS server

• Nicix future location

• Evaluating the economic effect of the IX

Video!

Conclusion

• An IX in Managua, Nicaragua is established

• A sustainability plan which ensures a long lasting IX is prepared and approved

• Four ISPs are connected and more are preparing to be connected

• KTH, SIDA and the NicIX team have made a difference in Nicaragua

Invitation

Come and See NicIX Exhibition

Venue: Electrum Atrium, KTH, Kista

Time: May 27, 2004 starting from 10:00AM

All are cordially invited!

Thank you

The NicIX team

E-mail: csd2004-team2@csd.ssvl.kth.seWeb: http://csd.ssvl.kth.se/~csd2004-team2

May 24, 2004Stockholm, Sweden