Berkman Center

Interconnection in Developing Countries

Interconnection Library

Project leader: Andrew McLaughlin

Papers and Presentations:

• Packet Clearing House
  • Packet Clearing House Papers archive
• Bill Woodcock
  • Internet Topology and Economics: How Supply and Demand Influence the Changing Shape of the Global Network (January 2003, .ppt)
  • NANOG Panel Discussion: Are "Transit Exchanges" and "Peering Exchanges" Self-Differentiating? (June 2002, .ppt, with Keith Mitchell and Phil Smith)
  • A Brief History of Internet Exchanges (May 2002, .ppt)
  • Differentiating Transit Exchanges from Peering Exchanges (February 2002, .ppt)
  • Introduction to Exchange Point Economics (January 2002, .ppt)
  • Growth of Exchange Points by Number of Participants (December 2001, .ppt)
  • Prescriptive Policy Guide for Developing Nations (March 2001)
  • White Paper on Transactions and Valuation Associated with Inter-Carrier Routing of Internet Protocol Traffic (August 2000)
• William B. Norton
  • Equinix White Papers page
    
• Geoff Huston
  • Interconnection and Peering (November 2000)
  • Interconnection, Peering, and Settlements (June 1999)
• Andrew McLaughlin
  • Internet Exchanges Points: Their Importance to Development of the Internet and Strategies for their Deployment (June 2002)
• Jeffrey Baker
  • NAPs, Exchange Points, and Interconnection of Internet Service Providers: Recent Trends (March 2000)
• Randy Bush
  • Internet Exchange Points: The Problems, the Reality, the Hard Lessons [AFNOG, Lomé, Togo, 13 May 2002] (.pdf)
• Mike Jensen
  • Continental Connectivity Indicators (July 2003)
    

Developing country IXPs:

• Kenyan Internet Exchange Point (KIXP)
• Mongolia Internet Exchange (MIX)
  • John Savageau, Mongolia Internet Exchange Hits a New Plateau (December 2002)
• Mozambique Internet Exchange (MOZ-IX)
  • Swedish Royal Institute of Technology project page
    • Lessons Learned (16 March 2002, .pdf)
    • Final Report (16 May 2002, .pdf)
    • Video (highly recommended!)
• Nepal Internet Exchange (NPIX)
  • Nepali Times story (12 September 2002)
• Ibadan, Nigeria (IB-IX)
• Johannesburg (JINX) and Cape Town (CINX) Internet Exchanges
• Tanzania Internet Exchange Point (TZ-IXP)
• Uganda Internet Exchange Point (UiXP)

IXP Rules and Policies:

• JINX/CINX Interconnection Policy (October 2001)
• MOZ-IX Guidelines and Policy
• UiXP Policy Guidelines

IXP Financial Documents and Business Plans:

• UiXP Financial Statement (May 2002)

Governmental Regulations and Policies Toward IXPs:

• Communications Commission of Kenya
  • Speech of Director-General Samuel Chepkong'a, 18 May 2002
• Uganda Communications Commission

Organizations:

• AfrISPA (Association of African ISP Assocations)
• Network Startup Resource Center
• Packet Clearing House
• IDRC Acacia Initiative
• European Internet Exchange Association
  • Starting an IXP

Websites:

• EP.net
• Regional Exchange Peering Forum
• Mike Jensen's

Directories:

• TeleGeography Internet Exchange Points Directory (free, but registration required)
  

IP Address Assignment for IXPs:

• APNIC FAQ

News Stories:

• "Interconnect Inquiry Announced," Australian IT (21 February, 2003)
• ACCC to Hold Public Inquiry into Internet Interconnection Services," Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (21 February, 2003)