IXManchester Update

Ben Hedges, LINX CMO21st April 2015

Quick Stats

• 65 Networks connected • 8 through ConneXions (12.5%)• 12 x 10G ports• 2 x reseller ports• 190G Connected capacity• 23Gb peak traffic

Progress Report

• New PoPs finally on-net (more later)• Connected members at all three sites• In January 2014 I said “We want IXManchester to be a Top

30 IXP”• IXManchester is now in the Top 20 European IXPs by

participant in the Euro-IX peering matrix (29th globally)• We would need to double this number of participants if we

wish to establish IXManchester alongside the likes of VIX, NAPAfrica and Netnod – Do we?

New Peers Lining Up

• On roadmap for many large networks in 2015 including;– Microsoft– Limelight– Hurricane Electric– Apple

Service Availability

• Measurements done on ‘Flowmon’ platform–https://www.linx.net/members/support/metric-explanation.html

• Just off the back of 12 months 100% availability• Still achieving 99.999% for the LAN• Factor of scale• Plans to do more:

– More probes– Newer probes

Finance

• Full year financials for 2014• Surplus is ~ £1.7m• Over £1.4m over budget• Audited report at AGM next month• 2015 started well

Staff News

New starter•Daniel Smith

– Cyber Security Manager

•Recruitment underway– Software Dev / Ops Engineer– Project Manager– Network Engineer

•See https://linx.net/job/index.html

New London Office

• Found new offices in Monument Place

• Lease signed for 10 years with 5 year break

• Just under 10,000sq ft

• Co-tenant found and terms agreed

• Move : August

2015 Fee Structure

• Designed to return surplus funds to members

• 1GE port at *every* LINX LAN included with Membership Fee

• 10GE and 100GE ports reduced by 13%

• Additional 1G ports at IXManchester at £135

• 10GE ports at IXManchester now £590mrc ~ 4.5 x 1G

Current Offers in Manchester

• M247 are offering 12 months free 1G transport to LINX London or LINX Manchester with 1G peering port at no extra charge if 2nd or subsequent LINX LAN.

• Telecity are offering free cross-connects to a limited number new participants connecting in Joule House*

• Free cross connects to members connecting inside M247*

Questions?