Internet Exchange Points (IXPs)

4/22/05


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Table of Contents

Internet Exchange Points (IXPs)

Objectives

Introduction to Internet Exchange Points

A Bit of History…

What is an Exchange Point

Internet Exchange Points

Conceptual Diagram of an IXP

Why IXPs?

Why IXPs?

Why IXPs?

Exchange Structures

Why use an IXP?

Why use an IXP?

Why use an IXP?

Why use an IXP?

Why use an IXP?

The Need for Exchanges

The Need for Exchanges

Exchange Point Design

What can go wrong?

What can go wrong?

Exchange Point policies/politics

Exchange Point etiquette

Exchange Point examples

Exchange Points in Africa

Features of IXPs

Features of IXPs

More info about IXPs

Things to think about...

Discussion

Important to Remember...

Exercise

PPT Slide

PPT Slide

Introduction to Route Collectors

Route Collector Background

What is a Route Collector?

Purpose of a Route Collector

Route Collector at an IXP

Route Collector Requirements

Route Collector Implementation

Introduction to Route Servers

Route Server Background

What is a Route Server?

Features of a Route Server

Diagram of N-squared Mesh

With the Route Servers

RS based Exchange Point Routing Flow

Advantages of Using a Route Server

Disadvantages of Using a Route Server

Peering with the Route Servers

Things to think about...

Introduction to the IRR

What is the Routing Registry

What is the Routing Registry?

What is the Routing Registry?

What happens if I don’t use the IRR

So, I need to use the database because…..

Why Bother using the IRR?

Why Bother using the IRR?

Describing Policy

Querying the Database

How to Register your IRR policy

Router Configuration

Router Configuration

How do I use the IRR to generate configurations

How do I participate?

Things to think about...

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