On Wednesday 19 October 2005 17:13, Guido Sohne wrote:

> The route reflector...

Please clarify here... are you using a route reflector, 
or route server model. Route reflector is iBGP, while 
route server is eBGP.

But, as we have urged at the AfNOG workshops, the method 
that works best with regard to transfer and 
implementation if knowledge, as well as providing 
flexibility in exchange peering options, is the full 
mesh approach.

The route server model is good to get things going in the 
start, but that doesn't justify it being a long term 
solution.

> at the exchange has .1 and each 
> ISP gets the next available IP. On Monday, we had up
> to .7 in use. We also had two other ISPs bringing in
> their links, so probably .10 will be the next
> available IP address on the exchange. BUT, one of the
> three 'ISPs' is really a provider to perhaps three
> other ISPs, so from the point of view of the customer,
> I reckon there are 12 ISPs now connected to the
> exchange.

This is great! 12 ISP's is a very good start.

>
> We should be able see how much traffic is being
> exchanged. I don't have access to that information
> now. This is some of the historical data that I want
> to have access to. I hope they are measuring!

Monitoring the switch should give you a pretty accurate 
figure on how much traffic the exchange is generating. 

At the very least, each ISP should monitor its router at 
the exchange to get an idea of how much traffic they are 
sending to/receiving from the exchange point.

Mark.

>
> -- G.
>
> On Oct 19, 2005, at 6:32 AM, Mark Tinka wrote:
> > On Tuesday 18 October 2005 20:14, Guido Sohne wrote:
> >> I was at the AFRISPA GIX workshop, where I had some
> >> fun getting to know the Cisco routers and the
> >> people who manage them better. It's not rocket
> >> science but it is very interesting and a lot can be
> >> learned from monitoring the traffic. I think I
> >> remember you guys talking about your exchange and
> >> it's my turn to ask for some advice.
> >
> > Guido, how many members are peering? Any initial
> > indications on how much traffic is being exchange
> > yet?
> >
> > Mark.

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