[kictanet] [EANOG] The East Africa Internet Exchange Point-- Where are we?

[Brian Munyao Longwe]

Dear Mctim,

Here is a graph from 2009 showing one week's aggregate of about 10Gig
(In+Out) on the Kenya-Tanzania link alone.... this was with only 6 ISPs in
Tz and 4 ISPs in Kenya peering across the link....Should believe that there
would be *TONS* more traffic today!

Best regards,

Brian

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On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com>wrote:

> This will not be construed as ignorance Kyle :) but there *is* significant
> trade between the East African countries and it follows that there is also
> a lot of data exchange which is currently utilizing international circuits.
> The same argument for a local IXP then pertains i.e. lower cost (and
> faster) regional interconnectivity should serve as a way of enhancing (and
> growing) regional data interchange. The local IXPs would serve as the best
> place for this inter-regional peering to occur, with a "regional carrier"
> offering the service at a fee.
>
> Please take a look at the attached CFP which was used in 2006 to initiate
> the EAIXP proof-of-concept. It should answer some of your questions.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Brian
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> On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Kyle Spencer <kyle at stormzero.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Forgive my ignorance, but where is the demand for this?
>>
>> What purpose would an EAIXP serve that existing IXPs do not? If I already
>> have access to a local exchange and the EAIXP is in another country, why
>> would I send my traffic via that route?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Kyle Spencer
>> On Jul 23, 2012 1:17 PM, "Stan Ngure" <stanngure at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Networkers,
>>>
>>> Hope we are all keeping well.
>>>
>>> The challenges and issues in the region brought about by lack of this
>>> EAIXP have finally come home to roost in my court.
>>>
>>> Its about time we made this happen, am not sure how but we need an extra
>>> gear, because regional services will not be easy to deliver at this rate.
>>>
>>>
>>>    - What needs to be done?
>>>    - Who needs to be involved?
>>>    - What resources are needed?
>>>    - How do we attain and sustain it?
>>>
>>> Am all ears open, and a willing participant to make this EAIXP dream a
>>> reality.
>>>
>>> Cheers.
>>>
>>> Stan Ngure
>>>
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