NSPIXP Network Service Provider Internet eXchange Project Osamu Nakamura, Ph.D Internet Research Lab. KEIO SFC

NSPIXP NSPIXP: Network Service Provider Internet eXchange {Project, Point}, since Why it is not “fancy name”? It does not fall under Jun’s Law! Historical reason. We hate government control. Major IX in Japan.

Purpose of NSPIXP First IX in Japan, IX test-bed with live traffic Interconnection between the R&D networks and commercial networks. Round Table for Network Operators Research on IX Issues Architecture Services Peering Policy Etc.

Brief Overview of NSPIXPs NSPIXP-1 ’94 - ’97 NSPIXP-2 ’96 - NSPIXP NSPIXP-3 ’97 - Location(s)WIDE Tokyo NOC KDDI Otemachi6 Teleco Housings on Downtown Tokyo 3 Teleco Housings on Downtown Osaka Capacity of the Ports 8 -> 16 -> > 50 -> > 70 # of connected Nets 2662Not Yet23 Peering PolicyL3 WIDE transit -> L2 Full Mesh L2 Bi-lateral IX FacilitiesEth Hub -> Eth Switch FDDI Switches - > GbE Switches GbE SwitchesFE Switches -> GbE Switches

Brief Overview of NSPIXPs NSPIXP-1 ’94 - ’97 NSPIXP-2 ’96 - NSPIXP NSPIXP-3 ’97 - Location(s)WIDE Tokyo NOC KDDI Otemachi6 Teleco Housings on Downtown Tokyo 3 Teleco Housings on Downtown Osaka Capacity of the Ports 8 -> 16 -> > 50 -> > 70 # of connected Nets 2662Not Yet23 Peering PolicyL3 WIDE transit -> L2 Full Mesh L2 Bi-lateral IX FacilitiesEth Hub -> Eth Switch FDDI Switches - > GbE Switches GbE SwitchesFE Switches -> GbE Switches

NSPIXP-3 Traffic