IP backbone around Armenia

1. IP backbonearound Armenia Cross-border issues: conflicts or ? AM A.Kipchatov INET 2013, Yerevan October 2013

2. I. INTRODUCTION RETN Carrier2Carrier and B2B services are delivered over our owned fiber optic network in 24 countries on three continents. • RETN is a group of companies which builds and develops a homogeneous international fiber optic network and provides telecommunications services. • "RETN Capital Ltd (UK) is holding company with subsidiaries: • JSC “RetnNet” (Russia) • RETN Ltd (Ukraine) • RETN Ltd (UK) • RETN Poland Sp. z o.o. (Poland) • RETN (Hong Kong) • RETN Baltic (Estonia) • RETN KZ (Kazakhstan)

3. RETN Milestones 10 years after…

4. RETN Backbone now The RETN backbone is a homogeneous international fiber optic network infrastructure with NOC in Moscow.

5. RETN DWDM network, short qualification • Topologically, the RETN network is composed of a large pan-European ring connecting Russia with Western Europe through its northern and southern routes. The southern route goes through the Ukraine and Central Europe. The southern route currently has double and triple optic backbones all over its length. The northern route is protected from Stockholm to St. Petersburg.

6. RETN IP backbone qualification

7. RETN = Big Pipes & Bandwith Services • RETN DWDM Capacity RETN DWDM Capacity ("Wavelegth") is provisioned in the form of a non-switchable point-to-point DWDM wavelength that provides constant and committed availability of capacity on a transmission path between two fixed RETN PoPs. The RETN DWDM Capacity is offered in speeds up to N х 10/100Gbps. Wavelengths are offering as unprotected and protected services. • RETN IP Transit RETN IP Transit provides access to RETN’s IP network, which have multiple interconnections with another public IP networks around the World (Internet). RETN IP Transit service achieve the transmit/receive of data according to customers interests. Global connectivity of RETN IP backbone with another Internet networks actualize by BGP with RETN Autonomous System AS 9002. The RETN IP Transit is Carrier-to Carrier class of service and is offered in speeds up to N х 10/100Gbps. RETN IP Transit is provided IPv4/IPv6 addressing and Unicast/Multicast techniques. • RETN L2VPNs - Layer 2 Provider Provisioned Virtual Private Point-to-Point Networks service. • RETN VPLS – Virtual Private LAN service. • RETN L3 VPNs - Layer 2 Provider Provisioned Virtual Private multipoint Networks service.

8. II. AROUND ARMENIA (Martian view) Internet users – maybe 0.5Mln. External traffic – maybe 40-50G.

9. II. AROUND ARMENIA: Backbones

10. II. AROUND ARMENIA: Backbones

11. II. AROUND ARMENIA: Backbones RTT from RU:1. 45ms (Baku) 2. 85ms (Ams) 3. 35ms (Poti?) GNC External connectivity is provided through GE only but have variability…

12. III. Foreign-owned Content Control Example. Content legal for AM & World but illegal for RU. 1. Content is on RU hosting Black List: Dura lex, sedlex __________________________ 2. World hosting What a shame? Why? If { GNC-Alfa /*Ростелеком*/ ARMENTEL /*Билайн*/ Vivacell /*MTC*/ } use RU Black list for AM then goto{ UCOM /*free*/ FiberNet+ ADC /*free*/ CCS /*free*/ … } Choice of upstream provider: Are there a conflict or problems? Maybe is it just …expenses? ;)

13. IV. Two models: «West» vs. «Ost» «WEST» «OST» Long Haul Fiber-Optic - ?puzzle? Border transition – ?puzzle? or forbid Transit backbone providing - under license ISP – under licence Content-control –first filtering, second investigation ;) Small number of ISP and carriers.Small IT economic sector. $$$ • Long Haul Fiber-Optic - $$ • Border transition – by rule and understandable • Transit backbone providing – as rule free • ISP – under rule/license • Content-control – rather spying than filtering large number of providers. Large IT economic sector. $$$$$$$$$$

14. IV. Two models: «West» vs. «Ost» «WEST» «OST» Long Haul Fiber-Optic - ?puzzle? Border transition – ?puzzle? or forbid Transit backbone providing - under license ISP – under licence Content-control –first filtering, second investigation ;) Small number of ISP and carriers.Small IT economic sector. • Long Haul Fiber-Optic - $$ • Border transition – by rule and understandable • Transit backbone providing – as rule free • ISP – under rule/license • Content-control – rather spying than filtering large number of providers. Large IT economic sector. $$ GRADIENT SHIFT of Legal Content, Services Development, and so on

15. IV. Future AM connectivity (Martian feeling)

16. IV. Future AM connectivity (Martian feeling)

17. Homogeneous transborder backbone is reality Thank You! Alexey Kipchatov

18. If you go to Europe • The RETN Network Operations Centre (NOC) is the customer single contact point for quality problems and service escalation procedures. The NOC controls the total performance according to the agreed service levels, and can be contacted 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. You are welcome! U.K. Unit 28, Skylines Village, Limeharbour, London, E14 9TS Phone: +44 20 7517 6400 Russia 19, Leninskaya Sloboda St., Moscow, 115280 Phone: +7 495 663 1640 Ukraine 50, Gaydar`s st., Kiev, 01033 Phone: +380 44 284 0448 Estonia Tornimae 7-156, Tallinn 10145 Phone: +372 678 0056 Poland Al.Jerozolimskie 92, Warsaw, 00-807  Phone: +48 22 256 49 00 E-mail: market@retn.net www.retn.net