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NaMeX :: AMS-‐IX Partnership report
AMS-‐IX Community Mee1ng and GM 36 – Nov, 21 2012
AMS-‐IX Community Mee1ng and GM 36 – Nov, 21 2012
Quick Facts
What is NaMeX ? • Neutral, no profit, member-‐based IXP in Rome, Italy • Born in 1995, established as a consorBum in 2001 • Second largest IXP in Italy • Major role in Italian Internet infrastructure
Ø Peering point + neutral colocaBon
NaMeX in figures • 52 members: na1onal and interna1onal
carriers, local and regional ISP, largest content providers
• 16 Gbps publicly exchanged traffic • Highest carrier density in town, major
interconnecBon facility
AMS-‐IX Community Mee1ng and GM 36 – Nov, 21 2012
AMS-‐IX Partnership
Background • NaMeX joins AMS-‐IX reseller program in Nov, 2010 (2 years ago!) • High capacity L2 link between Rome and Amsterdam • 9 members joined in: small to medium sized ISPs • ~ 1.5 Gbps exchanged traffic
Why the partnership • Provide new development opportuniBes to NaMeX members
• Access to largest peering point in Europe • Ge\ng to big content providers ! • Shared costs • Full AMS-‐IX membership
• A]ract prospects with new interconnecBon scenarios • Players from Mediterranean and Middle East • AlternaBve route to Northern Europe˝
AMS-‐IX Community Mee1ng and GM 36 – Nov, 21 2012
Experiences
Lessons learned • Members connecBon is “plug ‘n play”
• Easy configuraBon • Route servers help, traffic from day 1 • Full/Fast AMS-‐IX NOC support
• L2 link is a crucial aspect • Started with unprotected service • First year with frequent problems due to carrier (too
many maintenances, too many failures) • Turned to new provider in 2012
• Be]er performance, be]er availability and resiliency
• Similar costs • Confirmed in 2013
• AdministraBon overhead is minimal
• NaMeX acts as a single interface
• 5 @ 250 Mbps • 4 @ 1 Gbps
Virtual ports summary
AMS-‐IX Community Mee1ng and GM 36 – Nov, 21 2012
Members’ feedback
Why NaMeX members choose to connect to AMS-‐IX 1. Numbers: access to largest number of peers
2. RouBng control: being able to directly influence the
way they send and receive traffic to and from OTTs
3. Community: being part of the most important Internet arena in Europe helps forecasBng where the network is going, exchanging know-‐how and experiences
4. Visibility: AMS-‐IX membership is a strength in terms of markeBng and promoBon
AMS-‐IX Community Mee1ng and GM 36 – Nov, 21 2012
Trends and perspecBves
ACer two years in producEon, NaMeX and its members are fully saEsfied with the partnership • Several members upgraded their ports capacity due to an
increase in the exchanged traffic
• New and prospecBve members show interest in the service
• Planning a “try before you buy” program for small ISPs (100M ports)
• Expanding the offer with new virtual ports (500M, 100M)
• EvaluaBng a protected L2 service
AMS-‐IX Community Mee1ng and GM 36 – Nov, 21 2012
Thanks !
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