Dear MIXP participants.
I hope that you are all well. It has been a while since we last sent
out an update about MIXP activities, and we thought that it would be
useful to keep you updated on some of the work that has been happening
in the background.
#1 - 10Gb/s port availability
We’ve recently taken delivery of 2x 10Gb/s capable switches, courtesy of
a kind donation from our friends at INX-ZA in South Africa. We have
already integrated one of these into the MIXP fabric, and we are
thrilled to announce that we are ready to support peers that want to
upgrade their ports to 10Gb/s at the MIXP-RGC site, as from 4 April
2022. Ports at the MIXP are at no cost, thanks to sponsorships and
donations, so upgrading to a 10Gb/s port will continue to be free!
#2 - Sunset on copper, and multi-mode fibre ports.
As we move along the technology ladder, we need to be able to leave
legacy behind us. To that end, the MIXP will no longer be supporting
copper and multi-mode fibre ports. All future connections from peers
*MUST* be via single-mode fibre 1310nm. This will provide you with the
best long-term growth opportunities.
#3 - Upcoming maintenance
Two years ago, we implemented RPKI checking, and dropping of RPKI
invalid prefix announcements. We are now working on the next extension
to our route-server platform (anti dDOS techniques) and to make that
transition smooth, we would need to upgrade the route-server daemons at
the MIXP. Starting in two weeks, we’ll be migrating to new versions of
the existing software/daemons that support some of the features we’ve
identified that we need.
We are quite excited by this change for several reasons, and we’ll
announce more on the plans to implement anti dDOS techniques, as well as
some planned training that we would like to perform within the
community, so that you (the peers) can make the most of this important
feature.
#4 - Call for volunteers
The team that runs and build the infrastructure for the MIXP is purely
volunteer-led. We work in our spare time to keep the IX operational,
and to grow new services. We are a small group of dedicated volunteers,
that believe in peering, and the benefits that it can bring to the
Internet ecosystem in Mauritius. If you would like to be a part of this
dynamic team, and are willing to dedicate a few hours a month to making
the MIXP better, please write to us, mentioning your interest, and
skill-set.
#5 - Call for donations
As mentioned earlier, the MIXP is run at no-cost to participants, thanks
to ongoing sponsorship and donations. In order to continue to grow the
MIXP, and add additional services, we have need of several items that
would make the MIXP operations smoother. If you feel that the MIXP is
adding value to your network, and are willing to make a small in-kind
donation, please write to us at noc(a)mixp.org.
For the MIXP volunteer team,
Keessun.
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Keessun Fokeerah
MIXP team
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Mauritius Internet Exchange Point(MIXP)
w: http://www.mixp.org/
