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GULF-IX

GULF-IX. Saleem Al-Balooshi ETISALAT. IP Traffic Between GCC. Most of The IP traffic between GCC is exchanged via US or EU. Except partial traffic between: AE,OM and KW which transits via EMIX. ISSUES!!. Performance/Availability. ISSUES!!. Cost:

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GULF-IX

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  1. GULF-IX Saleem Al-Balooshi ETISALAT

  2. IP Traffic Between GCC • Most of The IP traffic between GCC is exchanged via US or EU. • Except partial traffic between: • AE,OM and KW which transits via EMIX.

  3. ISSUES!! • Performance/Availability

  4. ISSUES!! • Cost: • Monthly Charge for an STM-1 link From Gulf region to US with the IP port is Approximatly $250K/Month. • Traffic Exchanged between GCC is using this expensive Link.

  5. ISSUES!! • Security/Privacy: • Traffic between ISP’s in the GCC is exchanged via 3rd parties ISP’s (US/EU).

  6. Cable Infrastructure between GCC • FOG (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and UAE) • Saudi-UAE cable • Oman UAE Cable • Saudi-Kuwait Cable • Saudi-Bahrain Cable • Saudi-Qatar Cable.

  7. Proposal • Establish Gulf-IX • Public Peering Point for the ISP’s in the GCC countries. • Establish full mesh between the ISP’s and the exchange points in the GCC. • High cost !!

  8. Advantages of Gulf-IX • Improve the performance/Availability for the IP traffic between the GCC ISP’s, • Reduces Operational cost. • Improves the security level. • Encourages the development of local contents. • A start point for the Joint activities i.e IPV6, ENUM, Arabization of DNS, Internet Roaming …etc.

  9. Requirements • Two Layer 2 switches ($5K). • 1 Cabinet in an Internet Data Center Environment • Each ISP to co-locate their router at the IDC.(Min equivalent to cisco 2600) • ISP’s to arrange for a back hole capacity form Gulf-IX to their Backbone. • Establish full mesh BGP with all the participants.

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