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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: [email protected]: http://csd.ssvl.kth.se/~csd2004-team2
May 24, 2004Stockholm, Sweden