Amsterdam Internet eXchange Point - Community Meeting and GM 36

1. NaMeX
::
AMS-­‐IX
Partnership
report
AMS-­‐IX
Community
Mee1ng
and
GM
36
–
Nov,
21
2012

2. Quick
Facts
What
is
NaMeX
?
• Neutral,
no
profit,
member-­‐based
IXP
in
Rome,
Italy
• Born
in
1995,
established
as
a
consorBum
in
2001
• Second
largest
IXP
in
Italy
• Major
role
in
Italian
Internet
infrastructure
Ø Peering
point
+
neutral
colocaBon
NaMeX
in
figures
• 52
members:
na1onal
and
interna1onal
carriers,
local
and
regional
ISP,
largest
content
providers
• 16
Gbps
publicly
exchanged
traffic
• Highest
carrier
density
in
town,
major
interconnecBon
facility
AMS-­‐IX
Community
Mee1ng
and
GM
36
–
Nov,
21
2012

3. AMS-­‐IX
Partnership
Why
the
partnership
• Provide
new
development
opportuniBes
to
NaMeX
members
• Access
to
largest
peering
point
in
Europe
• Geng
to
big
content
providers
!
• Shared
costs
• Full
AMS-­‐IX
membership
• A]ract
prospects
with
new
interconnecBon
scenarios
• Players
from
Mediterranean
and
Middle
East
• AlternaBve
route
to
Northern
Europe˝
Background
• NaMeX
joins
AMS-­‐IX
reseller
program
in
Nov,
2010
(2
years
ago!)
• High
capacity
L2
link
between
Rome
and
Amsterdam
• 9
members
joined
in:
small
to
medium
sized
ISPs
• ~
1.5
Gbps
exchanged
traffic
AMS-­‐IX
Community
Mee1ng
and
GM
36
–
Nov,
21
2012

4. Experiences
Lessons
learned
• Members
connecBon
is
“plug
‘n
play”
• Easy
configuraBon
• Route
servers
help,
traffic
from
day
1
• Full/Fast
AMS-­‐IX
NOC
support
• L2
link
is
a
crucial
aspect
• Started
with
unprotected
service
• First
year
with
frequent
problems
due
to
carrier
(too
many
maintenances,
too
many
failures)
• Turned
to
new
provider
in
2012
• Be]er
performance,
be]er
availability
and
Virtual
ports
summary
resiliency
• 5
@
250
Mbps
• 4
@
1
Gbps
• Similar
costs
• Confirmed
in
2013
• AdministraBon
overhead
is
minimal
• NaMeX
acts
as
a
single
interface
AMS-­‐IX
Community
Mee1ng
and
GM
36
–
Nov,
21
2012

5. Members’
feedback
Why
NaMeX
members
choose
to
connect
to
AMS-­‐IX
1. Numbers:
access
to
largest
number
of
peers
2. RouBng
control:
being
able
to
directly
influence
the
way
they
send
and
receive
traffic
to
and
from
OTTs
3. Community:
being
part
of
the
most
important
Internet
arena
in
Europe
helps
forecasBng
where
the
network
is
going,
exchanging
know-­‐how
and
experiences
4. Visibility:
AMS-­‐IX
membership
is
a
strength
in
terms
of
markeBng
and
promoBon
AMS-­‐IX
Community
Mee1ng
and
GM
36
–
Nov,
21
2012

6. Trends
and
perspecBves
ACer
two
years
in
producEon,
NaMeX
and
its
members
are
fully
saEsfied
with
the
partnership
• Several
members
upgraded
their
ports
capacity
due
to
an
increase
in
the
exchanged
traffic
• New
and
prospecBve
members
show
interest
in
the
service
• Planning
a
“try
before
you
buy”
program
for
small
ISPs
(100M
ports)
• Expanding
the
offer
with
new
virtual
ports
(500M,
100M)
• EvaluaBng
a
protected
L2
service
AMS-­‐IX
Community
Mee1ng
and
GM
36
–
Nov,
21
2012

7. Thanks
!
• h]p://www.namex.it/en/services/amsix
• info@namex.it
AMS-­‐IX
Community
Mee1ng
and
GM
36
–
Nov,
21
2012