1. NaMeX Nautilus Mediterranean eXchange point Maurizio Goretti CEO E-mail: m.goretti@namex.it Skype: maurizio.goretti sip: goretti@caspur.it RIPE 61 – Rome

2. May 1995 - Borned in Rome one of the first Italian IXP - NapRoma May 1995 - Borned in Rome one of the first Italian IXP - NapRoma From an initiative of 4 roman ISPs Agorà – McLink – Unidata and a University Consortium CASPUR From an initiative of 4 roman ISPs Agorà – McLink – Unidata and a University Consortium CASPUR CASPUR chosed as place to host the IXP because of is neutrality CASPUR chosed as place to host the IXP because of is neutrality RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it NaMeX prehistory

3. May 1995 - 4 ISPs requested an AS to RIPE at the same time May 1995 - 4 ISPs requested an AS to RIPE at the same time Received 4 AS contiguos 5394 * 5395 * 5396 * 5397 Received 4 AS contiguos 5394 * 5395 * 5396 * 5397 64 Kbps lines 64 Kbps lines No Switch but a cable RG58! (10 Base2) No Switch but a cable RG58! (10 Base2) Every time a new member entered the IXP it produced a stop in the NAP Every time a new member entered the IXP it produced a stop in the NAP RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it

4. NaMeX prehistory RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it

5. NaMeX prehistory Jan 1998 1° 10/100 baseTX switch (Cisco Calalist 2916XL) Jan 1998 1° 10/100 baseTX switch (Cisco Calalist 2916XL) Incubent (TelecomItalia) forced to the Italian Regulator to join IXP Incubent (TelecomItalia) forced to the Italian Regulator to join IXP June 99 – 13 Members – 8 Mbps traffic June 99 – 13 Members – 8 Mbps traffic Feb 2000 – Cabletron sponsored new switch (SSR 8000) Feb 2000 – Cabletron sponsored new switch (SSR 8000) June 2000 – Trafic at 20 Mbps June 2000 – Trafic at 20 Mbps End 2000 – Garr force TelecomItalia to peer at IXP (2x155 lines) End 2000 – Garr force TelecomItalia to peer at IXP (2x155 lines) Sept 2001 100Mbps Sept 2001 100Mbps NaMeX consortium founded (15 ISP) NaMeX consortium founded (15 ISP) Members started to pay Members started to pay 2002 first full time staff person 2002 first full time staff person 2003 join Euro-IX 2003 join Euro-IX RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it

6. NaMeX today Born in 2001 Born in 2001 Changed from volunteer based to structured corsortium Changed from volunteer based to structured corsortium Nautilus Nautilus Mediterranean Mediterranean eXchange Point eXchange Point IXP at the center of mediterranean area IXP at the center of mediterranean area RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it

7. NaMeX today It’s an infrastructure whom main goal is to give better opportunity to his members: It’s an infrastructure whom main goal is to give better opportunity to his members: Two main services Two main services Carrier room: where to buy and sell circuits and transit at best Carrier room: where to buy and sell circuits and transit at best Peering room: where to peer with the largest number of ISP Peering room: where to peer with the largest number of ISP No restriction for membership (just AS number and IP network) No restriction for membership (just AS number and IP network) We have only members and no customers We have only members and no customers RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it

8. IXPs in Italy NaMeX TIX MIX TOPIX NaMeX is the southern IXP in Italy. NaMeX is the southern IXP in Italy. 7 Total! 3 new in 2009 7 Total! 3 new in 2009 MINAP FVG-IX VSIX Italian IXP NaMeX MIX Milan TOPIX VSIX TIX MINAP FVG-IX RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it

9. Peering RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it Internet Holy See (Vatican) Internet Holy See (Vatican) First and only holy IXP in the world First and only holy IXP in the world Note that their AS number it’s NOT 666 ! Note that their AS number it’s NOT 666 !

10. Italian IXP traffic RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it

11. NaMeX today Board elected by members every three years Board elected by members every three years 1 Technical commitee 1 Technical commitee 1 President + 1 VP 1 President + 1 VP 1 Executive Director 1 Executive Director 1 CTO 1 CTO 1 Director of strategic alliances 1 Director of strategic alliances 1 Senior Engineer 1 Senior Engineer 1 Administrative 1 Administrative RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it

12. NaMeX today Ordinary time work (no outsourcing) Ordinary time work (no outsourcing) Help desk 24x7x365 Help desk 24x7x365 8:30 – 17 -> Office 8:30 – 17 -> Office Off-hour -> Available through cell phone (2h) Off-hour -> Available through cell phone (2h) Help (out-insource from CASPUR) Help (out-insource from CASPUR) Double hat (myself) Double hat (myself) Assistance in installations and outages of members Assistance in installations and outages of members RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it

13. Site Data Center owned and managed by CASPUR Data Center owned and managed by CASPUR University Computer Center (Top 500, Top Green 500) University Computer Center (Top 500, Top Green 500) Very high standard (Tier III) Very high standard (Tier III) Excellent maintenance Excellent maintenance Excellent response time Excellent response time Chosen as colocation by several Italian critical services Chosen as colocation by several Italian critical services Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies Italian Government Italian Government National Public Network (SPC) National Public Network (SPC) Italian Research Network (GARR) Italian Research Network (GARR) RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it

14. Peering Prices Reduced 30% respect 2009 (because of the transit prices) Reduced 30% respect 2009 (because of the transit prices) Free additional ports (aggregations + redundancy) Free additional ports (aggregations + redundancy) Free co-location (up to 2 equipments) Free co-location (up to 2 equipments) Transit VLANs Transit VLANs BandwidthYearly cost 50 MbpsEUR 2500 100 MbpsEUR 5000 500 MbpsEUR 11000 1 GbpsEUR 12000 5 GbpsEUR 20000 10 GbpsEUR 23000 20 GbpsEUR 35000 RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it

15. Carrier room Carrier Interconnections/Meet Me Room (MMR) Carrier Interconnections/Meet Me Room (MMR) One of best connected site in south Europe One of best connected site in south Europe Fees Fees Space + Kw + patch panel (from 2500 euro/year) Space + Kw + patch panel (from 2500 euro/year) http://www.namex.it/fees http://www.namex.it/fees British TelecomCogentColt TelecomEuteliaFastweb Global Crossing InfracomInterouteMC-LinkRetelit TataTelecomItaliaUnidataWind Telefonica (TIWS) RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it

16. Additional services and activities F-root, J-Root (.com,.net) F-root, J-Root (.com,.net) Route server Route server AS 112 AS 112 Ibgplay www.ibgplay.org Ibgplay www.ibgplay.org IPV6, Multicast, VoIP IPV6, Multicast, VoIP We have an agreement with ISC to permanently host DNS and DHCP training courses for Europe in our training center in Rome We have an agreement with ISC to permanently host DNS and DHCP training courses for Europe in our training center in Rome Next course next week Next course next week RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it

17. Two meetings every year Two meetings every year More than 100 attendees More than 100 attendees Meet CTO & CEO members and share ideas Meet CTO & CEO members and share ideas General Meeting (Fall - Winter) General Meeting (Fall - Winter) Peering Workshop (Spring-Summer) Peering Workshop (Spring-Summer) Next Meeting will be held in Rome: Next Meeting will be held in Rome: 7th General Meeting, January 2011 7th General Meeting, January 2011 meeting@namex.it meeting@namex.it Meetings RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it

18. Future More interconnection & less peering? More interconnection & less peering? Transit price continues to go down Transit price continues to go down Faster and cheaper technology Faster and cheaper technology The main role of Consortium is to provide services for members; interconnection is what members mostly ask now. The main role of Consortium is to provide services for members; interconnection is what members mostly ask now. We must consider NaMeX not just as peering point but as a place “where network meets” We must consider NaMeX not just as peering point but as a place “where network meets” Two projects: Two projects: Presence in Mediterranean Landing stations Presence in Mediterranean Landing stations AMS-IX agreement AMS-IX agreement RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it

19. Submarine cable world RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it

20. At the center of Mediterranean NaMeX is present at Italian landing Station Mazara del Vallo - Sicily Bari NaMeX is also present at Marseille Marseille Ports available 100 Mbps 250 Mbps 500 Mbps 1 Gbps 10 Gbps RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it

21. NaMeX & AMS-IX NaMeX & AMS-IX mutual partnership NaMeX & AMS-IX mutual partnership Interconnection between IXPs Interconnection between IXPs ISPs present at NaMeX (Mazara, Bari, Marseille, Rome) are also connected to AMS-IX and vice versa ISPs present at NaMeX (Mazara, Bari, Marseille, Rome) are also connected to AMS-IX and vice versa RIPE 61 – Rome – M.Goretti@namex.it

22. RIPE 61 – Rome Thanks! Maurizio Goretti E-mail: m.goretti@namex.it Skype: maurizio.goretti sip: goretti@caspur.it Web: www.namex.it