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Is It Really Worth Peering at IXPs?

on Friday, 09 October 2015 Posted in Archives Rezopole, Archives GrenoblIX, Archives LyonIX, Archives EuroGIX

Is It Really Worth Peering at IXPs?

Roberto di Lallo, Italian computer scientist at Roma Tre University, made a research on the importance of IXPs, Internet eXchange Points and their effects on the latency of networks. IXPs are infrastructures used by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to exchange traffic between their Autonomous Systems (ASes). An IXP allows ISPs to interconnect their ASes directly, i.e. to establish peerings between them, rather than through third-party networks (upstreams). IXPs play a crucial role in the development of the Internet, encouraging ISPs to create a dense network of interconnections at low cost. Some of them have a throughput of many Tbit/sec and are some of the most important building blocks of today’s Internet.

 

Internet exchange points (IXPs) are infrastructures allowing the ISPs to exchange the traffic between their networks without passing by a third-party network. The historic and technical importance of the IXPs, in terms of network densification, performance and cost reduction, was recently questioned by certain number of major ISPs having decided to leave (de-peering) the IXPs under the pretext of better IP traffic management and improvement in the QoS.

 

A study conducted by Roberto di Lallo aims to prove that the benefits induced by the IXPs are real in terms of performance and network security. This consisted in using about 150 RIPE probes in Italy and comparing trafic performance passing through two main Italian IXPs, MIX and NaMex, or through third-party network besides IXPs, towards 50 sites considered to be critical (bank, insurance, administration), and the 100 most visited sites in Italy. It was made possible thanks to the collaboration of small local ISPs which left the control of their BGP announcements to Di Lallo's team.

 

Orignal article in English

 

Save the date : Aperezo EuroGIX le 31 mars 2015

on Thursday, 05 March 2015 Posted in Archives EuroGIX

Rezopole and ARIA organize the first Aperezo event in Strasbourg on March 31st, 2015.This event gathers Internet and Telecom industries actors from Strasbourg and the Alsace Region. Come and meet regional IT sector professionals at our diner-cocktail. Register Now!

 

 

Register for the Aperezo EuroGIX n°1

 

 

About EuroGIX

EuroGIX is an Internet eXchange Point (IXP) and a market place (NAP) created by ARIA (Association des Réseaux Internet en Alsace - Association of the Internet Networks in Alsace) and Rezopole. To this day, the EuroGIX IXP/NAP brings together 6 ISP and operators in two racks.

EuroGIX promotes the development of the Very High Speed Internet network in Starsbourg and the Alsace Region, with the IXP -Internet eXchange Point- management and the set-up of IT services. By its very presence it gives a strong support for projects and events for the Internet field and for the area, and eases communication and exchange between the Internet actors (companies, communities, associations, etc.).

Newsoo: New member interconnected to EuroGIX

on Wednesday, 07 January 2015 Posted in Archives EuroGIX

Newsoo, a Usenet Service Provider is now interconnected to the EuroGIX IXP.

"Newsoo is the first Usenet service provider (USP) in France. Interconnecting us directly to the EuroGIX gives our future resellers and ISPs the possibility to seek very affordable traffic and to reinforce the regional peering. Rezopole significantly contributed to the expansion of the internet on the french soil; it is now our turn to generate traffic on this IXP" tells us Cédric Schwoerer, leader of  Newsoo.

 

 

 

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L'Internet Society lance l'IXP Toolkit

on Tuesday, 25 March 2014 Posted in Archives Rezopole, Archives GrenoblIX, Archives LyonIX, Archives SaintetIX, Archives EuroGIX, Archives ADN-IX

L'Internet Society lance l'IXP Toolkit

The Internet Society has launched a news information and collaboration portal for Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) (http://www.ixptoolkit.org/) and a collaboration IXP Toolkit Report .

The IXP Toolkit Portal (web site) provides resources, data, maps and statistics for the IXP community. The site has also an agenda with international internet events and a blog with industry news.

The IXP Toolkit Report (http://www.internetsociety.org/ixptoolkitguide) is a resource for new IXPs and developing IXPs.  The Internet Society is asking for "feedback" on the Report and Portal.  Please send any updates or improvements on the IXP Toolkit Report to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 15 April.  They will be releasing v.1.0 of the IXP Toolkit Report on May 1.  Please send any suggestions and feedback on the IXP Toolkit Portal (web site) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

 

 

Rezopole's contribution

LyonIX has provided its toolbox on the portal and will also updates all its African IXP development and support training dates that the team runs as a partner for the AXIS project.

Internet et réseaux sociaux : les grands chiffres 2014

on Wednesday, 05 February 2014 Posted in Archives Rezopole, Archives GrenoblIX, Archives LyonIX, Archives SaintetIX, Archives EuroGIX, Archives ADN-IX

Internet et réseaux sociaux : les grands chiffres 2014

L'agence de communication digitale Novius, membre de Rezopole, a réalisé une vidéo qui présente les grands chiffres et tendances de l'Internet et des réseaux sociaux pour 2014. Regardez la vidéo pour voir combien de temps passent les internautes français sur les réseaux sociaux, quelles sont les nouvelles applications et pratiques, quelle est l'évolution du streaming, des objets connectés et de l'économie collaborative, ainsi que d'autres tendances Internet en 2014.

 

 

Source : Novius TV

Nouveau membre interconnecté sur EuroGIX : LDN

on Friday, 25 October 2013 Posted in Archives EuroGIX

Nouveau membre interconnecté sur EuroGIX : LDN

L'association Lorraine Data Network (LDN) s'est interconnectée sur le noeud d'échange de Strasbourg EuroGIX. "Les points d'échange locaux [...] apportent une vision du réseau qui va dans le sens des actions de Lorraine Data Network, qui a mis un point d'honneur à rejoindre le projet EuroGIX. » déclare Julien VAUBOURG président de LDN.

 

A propos de LDN

Lorraine Data Network (LDN) est une association à but non-lucratif, pour la défense d'un Internet libre, neutre et décentralisé. Au-delà des conférences et ateliers de sensibilisation, les bénévoles proposent des services d'hébergement pour garder le contrôle de sa vie privée. LDN est également fournisseur d'accès à Internet en Lorraine, membre de la Fédération French Data Network.

 

« Les points d'échange locaux sont essentiels pour garantir la pertinence du trajet des données. Il dynamisent l'action locale et permettent aux acteurs de la région de se rencontrer régulièrement pour communiquer. Enfin, ils proposent une alternative économique pour l'échange des données, qui encourage la solidarité et l'intégration des petites structures. Pour toutes ces raisons, ils apportent une vision du réseau qui va dans le sens des actions de Lorraine Data Network, qui a mis un point d'honneur à rejoindre le projet EuroGIX. » déclare Julien VAUBOURG président de LDN.

 

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Open Data : Strasbourg ouvre 64 jeux de données

on Monday, 09 September 2013 Posted in Archives EuroGIX

Open Data : Strasbourg ouvre 64 jeux de données

La Ville de Strasbourg a annoncé aujourd’hui mettre à disposition sur son site web 64 jeux de données au format Open Data, c’est à dire réutilisables automatiquement. Horaires d’ouverture des piscines, budgets, résultats des élections… Un concours est lancé pour récompenser la meilleure application réalisée avec ces données.


Les horaires des piscines, les taux des taxes locales, les statistiques sur les prénoms inscrits à l’acte civil, le palmarès des titres les plus empruntés dans les médiathèques… La CUS et la Ville de Strasbourg ont identifié les données disponibles dans leurs services et qui pouvaient être rapidement mise à la disposition du public.

Pour en savoir plus, lisez cet article.

 

EuroGIX 1B a été mis en place

on Wednesday, 17 July 2013 Posted in Archives EuroGIX

ARIA has installed in 2013 a new rack EuroGIX 1B in the SFR Netcenter in order to better manage interconnection requests from its future members. EuroGIX provides now more storage space to receive new members on its technical infrastructure.

 

ARIA a lancé les Ap'EuroGIX

on Tuesday, 16 July 2013 Posted in Archives EuroGIX

On June 25th, 2013, ARIA organised its first Ap'EuroGIX, a meeting for Alsace local players in order to share their experience and develop networking. About 30 IT players among which WideVOIP, AMEOS, JAUNE DE MARS, took part in this first meeting at Flam's bar.

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