TunIXP Workshop, Session 3 Tunis 30-04-2013, Getting Results from IXPs: Governance and Economics TopIX presentation

1. Short History of Top-IX
An Internet Exchange in the
North-west of Italy
andrea.rivetti@top-ix.org
ATI Workshop
Getting Results from IXPs: Governance and Economics

2. • Geographically distibuited IXP (NW of Italy)
• Open to all ASNs
• Public & Private Investments (Founding
members)
• Self-sustainable
• Synergies between Internet businesses
Founding (2002)
IXP Objectives

3. 2002
•Start operation
14 members
•2 node (metro Torino)
•1 Gbe
•100 Mps Traffic X
2004
•Interregional development
•Local Government joins
•24 members
6 node
2 Long haul FO Gbe
500 Mps Traffic X
2006
•8 node
•2 Long haul FO Gbe
•10 GBE trunk
•2 Gbps Traffic X
Development program
(start-up support program)
37 members
1st
startup –hosted
1 apps 1 server
18 node
2 Long haul 10 GBE Ring
N x 10 GBE trunk (metro)
10 Gbps Traffic X
2008
Regional expansion
Public Admin &
Research
CDN provider
64 members
56 start-up hosted
Starting virtualization
process
2010
International interconnection
(LyonIX - Lyon – France)
70+ members
120+ star-up hosted
CLOUD paradigm
19 node
3 Long haul 10 GBE Ring
N x 10 GBE trunk (metro)
32 Gbps Traffic X
The History
TOP-IX Consortium

4. Activities Today
Development Program (DP)Internet Exchange
Professional Services for Members
Internet Advisor for Local Government
Services for Members: housing, cloud hosting,
streaming, …
An open innovation environment to foster the
creation of new businesses by providing
infrastructural support to internet ventures.
17 metro access nodes, 1 rural access node, 6
being activated
Interconnection with Lyonix, VSIX & France-IX
60+ ASN connected
45+ Gbps peak traffic level
Public peering & private VLAN connections.
2 x Route servers (Quagga)
F & J Root servers
12 employees
80+ affiliated members

5. • Regional Network infrastructure
– Peering, sinergies between large Network
Operators, small ones, CDNs
• Points of Presence with housing resources
– Bringing the service to rural areas
• Cloud platform to provide hosting resources
• Experimental activities constantly evolving to
create specialized platforms (eg. cloud
hosting, video streaming)
Top-IX Assets and their value

6. Value of Peering
More interconnections for better performance
(between members, betwen IXPs)
Synergies between large ISPs, small ISPs,
content providers
Innovating quickly, choosing what works,
consolidating and standardizing it!
In short

7. Facebook: topixconsortium
Twitter: @top_ix
Email: staff@top-ix.org
QUESTIONS?
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Linkedin: TOP-IX Consortium

8. Revenues Breakdown (2011)
IX
DP
Services