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Hisham AboulyazedMEPF, MENOG-12 Dubai, 7 March 2013
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Development of the Development of the
Model Model
Founded by MCIT for ISPs that have International B.W. (8 ISPs)
Started in Q2 2002 with router Cisco2610 and switch
Cisco3524
2 ISPs (TEDATA, NOL) of 8 ISPs
3rd ISP (EGYNET ) after 6 months
IPv4 BGP peering, Using 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interfaces
Max. exchanged local traffic was < 2Mbps (around 1 Mbps)
Total international B.W. was < 1 STM1
DevelopmentDevelopment
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2004 Broadband (DSL) initiative
2008 Submarine cable cut
2011 Arab spring: 3G traffic routed to CAiX
Current Current StatusStatus• Run by NTRA (router Cisco3602 and switch
Cisco4000)
• 5 ISPs connected via Giga fiber port
(TEDATA, Vodafone data, Etisalat Misr, NOOR and Link.net)
• 1 ISP connected via Fast Ethernet (Yalla)
• BGP peering for IPv4 and IPv6
• PCH servers hosted (copy of 30+ ccTLDs)
• Max. exchanged local traffic < 2 Gbps
• Total international B.W. is 214 Gbps
NNTRA TRA Role..Role..• Regulations: Interconnection mentioned in Class
A & B ISP Licenses and ISP’s compromised on NO
charges for traffic exchanged.
• Site Location and Neutrality: Ramses CO where
all ISPs are already co-located and run by neutral
organization (NTRA)
• Setting Policy: in consultation with members
• Access to IX : No restrictions on access to CAIX
for any Licensee as per the policies published on
website
http://www.caix.net.eg/index.php/caix-policy
NNTRA TRA Role..Role..• Peering Policies: Open peering with filtering
based on AS#
• Fees & Support: It’s free of charge, 24/7 on-
call support
• Communication Channels: It’s very important
to build and keep strong relations with IX
members by mailing-list and periodical f2f
meetings
ChallengesChallenges• Incentives for ISP (licensing obligation,
establishment cost, operation cost,
support and administration)
• Location (selection and management)
• Technicalities and compatibilities
• CAiX Policies & Regulations
• Communication with ISPs decision makers
• Building and maintain confidence
StatisticStatistics s • v4 Routing table has 1987 IPv4
routes and growing
• v6 Routing table has 5 IPv6 routes
• 44 AS
ThanksThankshttp://http://[email protected]@caix.net.eg