IXP Best Practices

Introduction 

 As at July 2015, there are known shortcomings to how the SIXP operates. With the assistance of PCH , the SdNOG team will host this workshop on IXP best practices as a pre-cursor to the sdnog-2 event. It is intended that the event will attract the key stakeholders for the SIXP, as well as the relevant participants from the NTC and NIC. 

 Layout 

 The workshop is intended to be a one day event, split between, an understanding of the economic elements, and strategic objectives of an IXP; it's role in the local Internet economy, and technical and operational management. The table below has a suggested overview of the topics that would be addressed. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Day 3 : 25 August 2015 

 Topic 

 

 

 Session 1 

 Internet Economics; the value of peering and the role of the IXP in the Internet economy

 Discussion: Strategies for IXP development. 

 

 

 

 Session 2 

 Regulatory best practices for economic growth

 Total Internet security of a country. 

 

 

 

 Session 3 

 Technical operations and management 

 

 

 Session 4 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Instructor List 

 Nishal Goburdhan, PCH