Lebanon Case - Euro-IX

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Lebanon Case - Euro-IX
LebanonCase
NicolasRouhana
EuroIXFourm–Oct26,2015
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LebanonLandscape
•  Smallcountry:10ksqkm,4Minhabitants
•  1incumbentpublicoperator(monopolyMoT)
•  2state-ownedmobileoperators(duopoly)
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Alfa:managedbyOrascom
Touch:managedbyZain
almost100%mobilepenetraHon,and50%smartphone
3G/4G-LTEcommercialdeployment
•  TRA??
•  PoliHcs..Notransparency..
#Ontornet#FlipTheSwitch#OpenTheTap#UnleashTheBandwidth
#BroadbandManifesto
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BeirutInterneteXchangePoint
•  BeirutIX(BIX)wasestablishedinDecember2007,inthespiritoftheInternet
Society(ISOC)normaHvegovernancemodel,asa“community-oriented”IXP
providing“neutralindependentnetworkinterconnecHon”toitsmembers.
•  TheobjecHveofBeirut-IXwastobeaneutral,openInternetExchange
allowingServiceProvidersandContentProviderstoexchangeInternettraffic
throughadirectorindirectconnecHontotheBIXanditsmembers
•  MadepossiblebyCiscoSystems,PartnershipforLebanon,PCA&Berytech
•  MulHstakeholderismfromincepHon
•  “Publicservice”tobenefitthegeneralLebanesepublic
•  FoundingMembers
•  IDM,Cyberia,TerraNet,MoscaNet,BroadBandPlus,Sodetel,Berytech,Solidere
•  SubsequentMembers
•  Virtual-ISP(ex),MADA/Connect,Touch,PCH,Google
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BIX“original”modusoperandi
Berytech
•  HosHngBIXandassociatedacHviHes(meeHngs,workshops,etc)
•  NGO,NeutrallocaHon(University-based),Roomtogrow,availablyofexperHse&logisHcs,
Technologycluster,Goodradiolineofsight
•  RunningBIXasanot-for-profit,cost-basedsharedamongmembers
Membership
•  BealegalenHty-HaveASnumber(s)-BGP-speakingrouter-SignPolicyDocument–Connectto
peerusinglicensedDSP
ManagementandOpera@onsCommiAee(MOC)
•  ThreemembersconsHtutetheMOC&areresponsiblefortheworkandday-to-day
management&technicaldecisionsoftheIXP.
•  ThethreemembersoftheMOCareelectedasindividuals,andintheirroleontheMOC,are
responsibletotheenHremembership,ratherthanjusttheirownorganizaHon.
•  ThemembersoftheMOCarenominatedandvoteduponbythemembers.
•  CurrentMOC:WaelItani(TerraNet),RogerAsmar(Sodetel),MohammadHachem(IDM)
PublicSpokesperson
•  ThepublicspokespersonshallbetherepresentaHveoftheIXPinmajersdealingwithpress,
government,andshallspeakinthiscapacityonlyakerthoroughinvesHgaHon.
•  Currently:NicolasRouhana(Berytech)
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DataCenter–Roomtogrow
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BenefitstotheCommunity
•  Events
–  WorkshopwithEURO-IX,AMS-IX,NPNX,DE-CIX,LINX,
NETNOG,&RIPE
–  WorldIPv6Day,June6,2011
–  IPv6WorldLaunch,June6,2012
•  Trainings
–  IPv6Roadshows
–  DNSsecTraining
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Benefitstotheend-user
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Connec@vitychallenge
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Connec@vity“lobbying”
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BIXOpportunity
•  Enablethedevelopmentoflocaldatacentersandhos@ngservicesand
businesses
•  Lobbytogetlocaltrafficout-of-quota
•  Support&s@mulatethedevelopmentoflocalcontentsandavarietyof
“as-a-Service”businessmodels
•  Gamingplaporms,cloudservices,etc.
•  Providebasicinfrastructurefor“.lb”andothere-governmentiniHaHves
•  AAractmul@na@onalcontentproviders
•  Google,Akamai,Apple,Facebook,Microsok,K-rootservers,etc
•  FacilitatethedeploymentofsustainableNa@onalResearchand
Educa@onalNetworks(NRENs)
•  AdvancedtalkswithL-CNRS,MoT,majorUniversiHes
•  Measurethequalityofservice&userexperience
•  NaHonalSpeedTestserver(TRA)
•  Researchprojects(CoMiQual-USJ)
•  Capacitybuildingandcommunityworkshops
•  DNSsec,IPv6,etc(RIPEsponsoredworkshops)
•  MemberofEuro-IXnetwork
•  ExperHse,bestpracHce,visibility
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BIXThreat
•  Similarlytomanyothercountries,therehasbeenanongoingstrugglebetweenthe
incumbentInternetServiceProvider(OGERO),andtherestoftheindustryaboutthe
usage,role,legalityandlocaHonoftheIXP
•  ThelackofrepresentaHonofkeystakeholdergroupssuchascivilsociety,the
academicandtechnicalcommuniHes,andevensomebranchesofgovernmentinthe
governanceofacrucialInternetinsHtuHonsuchasanIXPseriouslychallengesthe
legi@macyoftheIXP(ex.LINC)
•  NeedgoodIXPgovernancetoemphasizeneutrality,affordability&accessibility(nota
privateclub)
•  Ajractnewmemberstogrowandbecome“toobigtofail”
•  AdoptorganizaHonalpoliciesthatarerobustandfair—policiesthatallowtoact
withoutundueinfluencefromindividualISPs
•  Morethan40!!
h8p://www.mpt.gov.lb/index.php/en/services-2/professional-services-2/isp
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Par@ngThoughts
PosiHveexperience&benefits
Needsmorescalability&FiberTransmissiontoBIX
Moresupportandlobbying(RIPE&ISOC)
Localincumbenttopeer(theyhavethebiggestDSL
ResidenGalMarketShare)
•  StartedtheprocesstodeployAKAMAIservers(10Gcluster)at
BIX
•  AppleGNSnotreadyyet
•  Lookingatvarioussustainabilitymodels,governance&
policies
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Thankyou!
nrouhana@beiruGx.net
@nrouhana @beiruGx
h8p://www.beiruGx.net
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