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CIXP Paolo Moroni (Slide 1) SwiNOG (18-10-2000)
CERN Internet Exchange Point
In Geneva, Switzerland, on the Franco-Swiss In Geneva, Switzerland, on the Franco-Swiss borderborder
Co-located with the CERN (European Organization Co-located with the CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) computer centre facilitiesfor Nuclear Research) computer centre facilities
Started in 1995 as spontaneous request from the Started in 1995 as spontaneous request from the local Internet communitylocal Internet community
Being an international research organization, Being an international research organization, CERN can provide both the technical support and CERN can provide both the technical support and the neutrality required for an Internet exchangethe neutrality required for an Internet exchange
Non-profit, best-effort serviceNon-profit, best-effort service
CIXP Paolo Moroni (Slide 2) SwiNOG (18-10-2000)
Telecom providers
Four basic fibre providers: Swisscom, France Telecom, Four basic fibre providers: Swisscom, France Telecom, COLT and SIG (local electrical power supplier); other COLT and SIG (local electrical power supplier); other operators (MCI Worldcom, Sunrise, diAx, Thermelec, operators (MCI Worldcom, Sunrise, diAx, Thermelec, Multilink, etc.) buy and re-sell bandwidthMultilink, etc.) buy and re-sell bandwidth
Several SDH 2.5 Gb loops already in operation; more Several SDH 2.5 Gb loops already in operation; more
are being installedare being installed Geneva is already part of a lot of pan-European Geneva is already part of a lot of pan-European
backbones; more are being deployed with CERN active backbones; more are being deployed with CERN active supportsupport
CIXP Paolo Moroni (Slide 3) SwiNOG (18-10-2000)
Internet Service Providers
30 ISPs are installed and active now: 30 ISPs are installed and active now: AUCS (Infonet), AUCS (Infonet),
AT&T Global Network (formerly IBM), Cablecom, Cable&Wireless, AT&T Global Network (formerly IBM), Cablecom, Cable&Wireless,
Carrier1, COLT-CH, COLT-International, Deckpoint, Deutsche Telekom Carrier1, COLT-CH, COLT-International, Deckpoint, Deutsche Telekom
(DTAG), diAx, Ebone/GTS, KPNQwest (formerly EUnet), France (DTAG), diAx, Ebone/GTS, KPNQwest (formerly EUnet), France
Telecom (Opentransit), GlobalONE, Globix, HP, INSnet, ISDnet (Ipergy), Telecom (Opentransit), GlobalONE, Globix, HP, INSnet, ISDnet (Ipergy),
ISION, NWC, PSInet, MCI Worldcom, Petrel, Renater, Sunrise, ISION, NWC, PSInet, MCI Worldcom, Petrel, Renater, Sunrise,
Swisscom (IP-plus), SWITCH, TEN-155 (*), Urbanet, ViaNetworks, VTX.Swisscom (IP-plus), SWITCH, TEN-155 (*), Urbanet, ViaNetworks, VTX.
The recent trend is for more global ISPs and fewer The recent trend is for more global ISPs and fewer local oneslocal ones
CERN and other research organizations are also CERN and other research organizations are also connectedconnected
CIXP Paolo Moroni (Slide 4) SwiNOG (18-10-2000)
Infrastructure
Cisco Catalysts (4003s and 5505)Cisco Catalysts (4003s and 5505)
10/100/1000baseT ports available (most ISPs use 10/100/1000baseT ports available (most ISPs use
100baseT)100baseT) Back-to-backBack-to-back links allowedlinks allowed
ExtremeNetworks Summit48 being orderedExtremeNetworks Summit48 being ordered
FDDI phased out (recycled for special purposes)FDDI phased out (recycled for special purposes)
CIXP Paolo Moroni (Slide 5) SwiNOG (18-10-2000)
Traffic
Informal measurements over the public Informal measurements over the public infrastructure show 100-200 Mb/sec at peak timeinfrastructure show 100-200 Mb/sec at peak time
Back-to-back traffic to be added to get the global Back-to-back traffic to be added to get the global aggregateaggregate
The infrastructure is kept oversized to avoid The infrastructure is kept oversized to avoid congestioncongestion
CIXP Paolo Moroni (Slide 6) SwiNOG (18-10-2000)
Normal services
Rack spaceRack space Electrical power (UPS)Electrical power (UPS) Access controlAccess control IP administrationIP administration UTP cablingUTP cabling
CIXP Paolo Moroni (Slide 7) SwiNOG (18-10-2000)
Informal services
Best-effort services:Best-effort services: OOB (cables and lines)OOB (cables and lines) Back-to-back cablingBack-to-back cabling Most telecom-to-ISP cablingMost telecom-to-ISP cabling 24x7 operations (for power cycling, emergenc24x7 operations (for power cycling, emergenc
y access, etc.)y access, etc.) Equipment installation: on requestEquipment installation: on request Equipment maintenance (card replacement, etEquipment maintenance (card replacement, et
c.): on requestc.): on request WWW site (including a BGP list of contacts)WWW site (including a BGP list of contacts) Infrastructure monitoringInfrastructure monitoring
CIXP Paolo Moroni (Slide 8) SwiNOG (18-10-2000)
Current issues
Staff (un-)availabilityStaff (un-)availability Rack space, both for telecom and router equipment Rack space, both for telecom and router equipment
(some requests had to be rejected): no longer a real (some requests had to be rejected): no longer a real issue in some casesissue in some cases
Contacts with some ISPs or telecom operators (a more Contacts with some ISPs or telecom operators (a more detailed installation procedure would help)detailed installation procedure would help)
PricingPricing
CIXP Paolo Moroni (Slide 9) SwiNOG (18-10-2000)
Geographical distribution
Limited to CERN until end of September 2000Limited to CERN until end of September 2000 A new, non-exclusive partnership with Telehouse A new, non-exclusive partnership with Telehouse
(Suisse) S.A. has been finalized(Suisse) S.A. has been finalized Distributed infrastructure (Gb links) already Distributed infrastructure (Gb links) already
operationaloperational Allow large points of presence directly connected Allow large points of presence directly connected
to the CIXP:to the CIXP:extended rack space availabilityextended rack space availabilityimproved security and access controlimproved security and access control
Other partnerships are being discussedOther partnerships are being discussed
CIXP Paolo Moroni (Slide 10) SwiNOG (18-10-2000)
Development
Unfortunately limited by staff availability:Unfortunately limited by staff availability: new WWW sitenew WWW site new DNS server (new DNS server (cixpcixp..chch domain)domain) split from CERN external networksplit from CERN external network looking glasslooking glass multicastmulticast statisticsstatistics contents-distribution servicescontents-distribution services CIXP members coordination (meetings, etc.)CIXP members coordination (meetings, etc.) Secondary DNS, IPv6 (technical feasibility)Secondary DNS, IPv6 (technical feasibility)
CIXP Paolo Moroni (Slide 11) SwiNOG (18-10-2000)
Commitment
CERN intends to continue to operate and CERN intends to continue to operate and enhance the CIXP as long as the Internet enhance the CIXP as long as the Internet community (mainly in Switzerland) wishes community (mainly in Switzerland) wishes us to do so.us to do so.
CIXP Paolo Moroni (Slide 12) SwiNOG (18-10-2000)
Contacts
E-mail: <[email protected]>E-mail: <[email protected]>
http://network.cern.ch/public/services/cixp/index.htmlhttp://network.cern.ch/public/services/cixp/index.html
+41-22-7674894+41-22-7674894
Thank youThank you