[kictanet] State Wrong on Internet Exchange Point , is it true

Tue Jan 5 12:22:46 EAT 2010

Hi,

The GIXP is essential because KIXP is in principle a private entity of which membership is by invitation. GIXP is essential for security and also to improve on the governments internal traffic which they would not enjoy if using the KIXP which does not accomodate all providers.

KIXP mainly provides mail routing and the links from the various ISPs to the exchange point vary thus causing regular congestion which then falls you back to routing through the internet.  If KIXP wants to disprove me let them give us access to the traffic graphs for the exchange point, a summary of the connected providers, protocols allowed and size of links to the exchange point.

The IXP for Kenya needs to be owned and run by CCK and preferably placed in Mombasa at the entry/exit point of the fibre cables so as to reduce the inefficiencies of routing local traffic through expensive international gateways.

Carry out a trace between an ISP on SeaCom and another on TEAMS to see the routing that forces many of us to host overseas.

Dr. Ndemo and his team need to move quickly to find a way to optimise use of the International gateways by keeping local traffic local. 

Regards

Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya

Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

--- On Mon, 28/12/09, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
Subject: [kictanet] State Wrong on Internet Exchange Point , is it true
To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Monday, 28 December, 2009, 14:36

Listers,

I was  going through an article in the East African standard with the above mentioned title by the CEO of  KIXP published on Sunday Dec  2009 in the East African Standard, am  wondering is there a business case other than the security considerations highlighted  that justifies the GIXP and if we could be allowed to access it or is it classified info?, in addition the writer has mentioned the Strengths of KIXP however i would also appreciate to know the weaknesses since they might justify the need for GIXP bearing in mind the fact that we are just coming out of the woods in so far as monopolies are concerned as i try to digest the article in any case having gone through http://www.bgp4.as/internet-exchanges it is evident there are a few developed countries with more that one Exchange point eg South Africa , the US, Sweden, Singapore, Russia and the UK, somebody educate me.

Regards

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Barrack O. Otieno
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Afriregister Ltd (Ke)
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