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ARIN on the Road – Halifax Internet Exchange Points in Canada & a HFXIX Update
Shawn Beaton, CIRA
May 21st, 2015
Goals & Objectives
• You know more about the Canadian IXP infrastructure.
• Evolution• Accessibility• Benefits• Who should Peer
As an organization or individual you can participate and collaborate with us in the evolution and the success of a better internet in Canada
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INTERNET
Internet Exchange Point
• Layer 2 switching and peering fabric– Physical Ethernet switch or switches with fibre or copper, at 100M, 1G, 10G
or 100G bit/sec
• Properly and strategically located (easy to access)
• Vendor neutral• Non profit organization• Peers / Members base
– Mix of Content, ISP and Transit Provider
• Services (Route Server, NTP, DNS, AS112)
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Internet Peering
Peering: You agree to exchange local traffic
Peering
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What is required to Peer
• ASN (Autonomous System Number)
• BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)
• IPv4 and IPv6*• Connectivity to the IX (Copper / Fiber)
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IXPs and Traffic Routing
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The Internet
Internet Exchange Point (IXP) – Canadian Vision
The Internet
Network of Networks
Domestic &International
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ISPCable / DSL
ISPWireless
ISPMobile
ISPVoIP (voice)
CDN: Content Delivery Network
R&E Research &Education Networks
CDNDomestic
CDNInternational
GovernmentsMunicipalities
ColocationData Centers
Transit Providers
- IXP -
- LOCAL -
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Self Regulating“Peering”
Free or commercial agreements
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Canadian Internet Services
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Evolution of IX in Canada
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Other potential IX in Canada
• Community activities
– Saint John, New Brunswick– Windsor, Ontario– Edmonton, Alberta– Regina, Saskatchewan– Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Questions?
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Halifax – HFXIX
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• New Start 3 weeks ago (May, 2015)– Granted a switch via CIRA CIC funding
• Location– 7071 Bayer's Road, Halifax
• Peers (7)– including CANARIE, CIRA, and 3 Universities
• Services– NTP, Router servers, .CA DNS, AS112
• Contact ( [email protected] )ARIN – Halifax - 2015
