NSPIXPNetwork Service Provider Internet eXchange Project

Osamu Nakamura, Ph.D

Internet Research Lab.

KEIO SFC

NSPIXP

NSPIXP: Network Service Provider Internet eXchange {Project, Point}, since 1994.

Why it is not “fancy name”? It does not fall under Jun’s Law! Historical reason.

We hate government control.

Major IX in Japan.

Purpose of NSPIXP

First IX in Japan, IX test-bed with live traffic Interconnection between the R&D networks and

commercial networks. Round Table for Network Operators Research on IX Issues

Architecture Services Peering Policy Etc.

Brief Overview of NSPIXPs

NSPIXP-1

’94 - ’97

NSPIXP-2

’96 -

NSPIXP-2+

2001 -

NSPIXP-3

’97 -Location(s) WIDE Tokyo

NOCKDDI Otemachi 6 Teleco Housing

s on Downtown Tokyo

3 Teleco Housings on Downtown Osaka

Capacity of the Ports

8 -> 16 -> 32 30 -> 50 -> 120 500 50 -> 70

# of connected Nets

26 62 Not Yet 23

Peering Policy L3 WIDE transit -> L2 Full Mesh

L2 Bi-lateral L2 Bi-lateral L2 Bi-lateral

IX Facilities Eth Hub

-> Eth Switch

FDDI Switches -> GbE Switches

GbE Switches FE Switches -> GbE Switches

Brief Overview of NSPIXPs

NSPIXP-1

’94 - ’97

NSPIXP-2

’96 -

NSPIXP-2+

2001 -

NSPIXP-3

’97 -Location(s) WIDE Tokyo

NOCKDDI Otemachi 6 Teleco Housing

s on Downtown Tokyo

3 Teleco Housings on Downtown Osaka

Capacity of the Ports

8 -> 16 -> 32 30 -> 50 -> 120 500 50 -> 70

# of connected Nets

26 62 Not Yet 23

Peering Policy L3 WIDE transit -> L2 Full Mesh

L2 Bi-lateral L2 Bi-lateral L2 Bi-lateral

IX Facilities Eth Hub

-> Eth Switch

FDDI Switches -> GbE Switches

GbE Switches FE Switches -> GbE Switches

NSPIXP-3 Traffic