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Title: Pan African Virtual Internet eXchange


1
Pan African Virtual Internet eXchange
  • Brian Longwe
  • Technology Officer,
  • Telecommunication Service Providers Of Kenya
  • brian_at_pure-id.com

2
Outline
  • Background
  • The Backbone of the Internet?
  • US Centric Traffic Flows
  • Problems for Regional Connectivity
  • Poor performance
  • High Costs
  • Solutions
  • National Exchange Points
  • Regional Exchange Points
  • PAVIX?

3
Background
  • IS the USA really the backbone of the Internet?

4
Background
  • US Centric Traffic Flows
  • Cumbersome!

5
Problems
  • Poor Performance on transfers between African
    countries
  • 900 2000ms latency for Inter-country traffic
  • Heavy dependence on Inter-Continental Satellite
    connectivity
  • Insufficient internal optical fibre connectivity
  • Insufficient cross-border connectivity

6
Barriers
  • Legislation
  • Economics
  • Socio-Political Agendas
  • Inter-Provider Cooperation and Collaboration

7
Solutions
  • National Exchange Points Interconnecting Local
    ISPs

Gateways
Local ISPs
Keep Local Traffic Local!
Internet Exchange Point
8
Solutions
  • Regional Exchange Points Interconnecting
    National IXs

9
PAVIX?
  • Pan African Virtual Internet eXchange
  • Any Peering/IX initiative involves 90
    relational/social engineering and 10 technical
    engineering
  • PAVIX is at the Social/Political engineering
    stage

10
PAVIX?
  • 4 ISPAs have discussed and expressed Interest
  • ISPA (SA)
  • TESPOK (Kenya)
  • TIXP (Tanzania)
  • UIXP (Uganda)

11
PAVIX?
  • Is it possible?
  • Is it necessary?
  • Next Steps?

12
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