Singapore Open Exchange www sox net sg

Singapore Open Exchange (www. sox. net. sg)

Current Situation • Network Layer-3 – STIX in Singapore for more than 5 years – Starhub IX and other commercial transit providers/ISPs started operation about 2 years ago – Exchange traffic via circuits terminated in ISP router at Layer-3 • Network Layer-2 – ATM exchange points eg. 1 -Net – Private peering via ATM PVCs – Presents scalability issues; lacks peering infrastructure • No neutral IXP at Layer-2 in Spore

Singapore Open IXP (SOX) Project • Proposal to create the first neutral public IXP • Open to all ISP/IXPs (both local and foreign), IDCs, Content Providers, Business Parks, etc • Interconnects with non-commercial networks (Sing. AREN, NUSNET, MOEnet, Biopolis, etc) • Aims/Motivations: – Localising traffic – Lowering transit costs – Neutral community approach – Landing point foreign IP networks – Testbed for IPv 6, IP multicast deployments or other new IP infrastructure technology – Provision of Value Added Services for smaller ISPs (Akamai, Nomimum GNS, Web Proxy peering caches, etc)

SOX Roles • • • Ensure operational quality Promote bilateral and multilateral peering Promote expansion of IXP members Training and experience building Develop and deliver new service models

Asia Pacific IXP Infrastructure • Several initiatives to develop regional IXP infrastructure (e -ASEAN task force, ITU, etc) • Abundant fibre capacities present in AP region with new cable networks C 2 C, APCN 2, etc • To improve connectivity among commercial and R&E networks in AP region • Avoids US-Centric routing, for example Singapore (Sing. AREN) to China (CERNET) routes via Chicago, likewise for Sing. AREN to APAN-JP • Government agencies & industry need to work together to develop AP IXP infrastructure • Interested parties include: China MII, SOX, Ausbone

Architecture

Configuration • • • Cisco Catalyst 6500 Ethernet switch 10/1000 Mbps switch ports Cisco 5505 router for ATM-Ethernet Bridging Primary segment/VLAN for public peering Other segments/VLANs for IPv 6, and IPv 4 multicast, private peering • Space for partners to co-locate their routing equipment

Operations • Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (i. DA) licensed Services-Based Operator (SBO) • Cost minimised as part of community effort to encourage peering among ISPs • Members only need to provide own backhaul • Connectivity via any FBO or leased circuit provider (Sing. Tel and Starhub) • 1 -Net ATM PVCs, and ATM-to-Ethernet bridging provided

SOX IPv 6 • Objectives – To introduce operational IPv 6 service, and to facilitate the connectivity and deployment of IPv 6 networks in Singapore – To operate IPv 6 exchange point, and to interconnect with other IPv 6 backbones around the world – To learn from these early deployment exercises about the efforts/technologies needed for transiting from IPv 4 to IPv 6, i. e migration issues – To lay the foundation for IPv 6 commercialisation, and to provide a testbed for IPv 6 applications

Singapore IPv 6 History • Started in NUS IRDU in 1996; first ASEAN country to be connected to 6 Bone. • Allocated 6 Bone address block: 3 ffe: 1600: : /24 • In 1999 Sing. AREN allocated production address block: 2001: 0208: : /35 (Currently, the only available IPv 6 production address block in Singapore) • Connected to 6 Tap and 6 NGIX, etc.

To Participate • Email: enquiry@sox. net. sg • URL: www. sox. net. sg

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