<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Dear Philip,<br><br></div>Thanks for the in-depth inputs on this issue.<br><br></div>- SIMON<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Philip Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pfsinoz@gmail.com" target="_blank">pfsinoz@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi everyone,<br>
<br>
Just to contribute my thoughts, for what they are worth... :-)<br>
<br>
Md. Mahbubul Alam Reyad said the following on 24/11/13 17:41 :<br>
<div class="im">><br>
> Thanks for concerning on the local content enriching and to change to<br>
> subject.<br>
<br>
</div>:-)<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> I think we need to focus on the followings:<br>
><br>
> 1. � � � To fix out the current issues (ODF scope, Available Gig-ports,<br>
> Flexible Prefix announcement, security mechanism in IX peer etc.) in<br>
> BDIX so that the non-connected ISP/BWA/Telco/Others get interested to<br>
> connect.<br>
<br>
</div>Yep, this is a priority. Certainly when BDIX started (I was around at<br>
the time ;-)), there was no restriction on who could join. I assume<br>
there is still no restriction today, right?<br>
<br>
As with most neutral IXes, as long as you have an ASN, and abide by<br>
simple decent good behaviour rules, joining the IX is the best thing a<br>
network operator can do. It is certainly much cheaper than paying<br>
transit prices for domestic traffic - you only pay towards the<br>
infrastructure of the IX, there are no traffic charges. So local<br>
bandwidth for local traffic becomes limited by the physical capacity to<br>
the IX, not by a bank balance.<br>
<br>
And note: network operator. IXes are not limited to commercial ISPs, but<br>
also connect other folks, whether academic, government, multinationals,<br>
content providers, etc.<br>
<br>
If there are network operators who aren't members, perhaps they haven't<br>
done the simple arithmetic? Or don't realise that end-users care about<br>
round trip times or QoS. All these things are vastly improved by<br>
connecting to an IX.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> 2. � � � To workout for NIX development. (don�t know whether the license<br>
> are issued yet or not)<br>
<br>
</div>I don't know anything about this (maybe someone can tell me more<br>
off-line), but why introduce another IX when there is already one which<br>
from my external view seems to be serving the purpose?<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> 3. � � � To increase awareness among the Banks, Corporate house, SOHO,<br>
> individuals to keep their web/mail/applications contents locally.<br>
> Because I believe now in Bangladesh there are some standard data centers<br>
> / ISPs who can ensure power, space, internet, content security.<br>
<br>
</div>Yup, datacentre opportunity!! It doesn't have to be at the Equinix<br>
scale, of course, but even a small secure room with a few racks and<br>
reliable power/access would go a long way to encourage more folks to<br>
host stuff locally. More local hosting, the bigger the opportunities,<br>
generating more content, resulting in a need for more local hosting.<br>
With the reduction in dependency on the external links, it improves the<br>
network for all. etc. :-)<br>
<br>
philip<br>
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