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Q3 2018 Technical Update

Q3 2018 Technical Update

  Below are the main actions undertaken during the third quarter 2018: —– Software upgrade: in order to fix some minor issues, we performed a software upgrade campaign on Extreme SLX chassis installed @Interxion PAR5 and Telehouse2 PoPs. Layer 2 traffic inspection: we developed a tool to be able to monitor broadcasted traffic in the network. Analysers are installed in every PoP and traffic is classified by protocol. Then, we are able to check easily if there is unwanted L2…

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Rapport technique Q2 2018

Rapport technique Q2 2018

Voici le rapport technique pour le deuxième trimestre 2018, qui résume les opérations passées et en cours sur l’infrastructure France-IX : —- Renouvellement du backbone à Paris : – Migration du PoP Equinix PA6 : Les membres à PA6 ont bénéficié d’une migration vers un châssis Extreme SLX-9850, version 8 slots, afin de fournir davantage de ports 100G. La solution Coriant Groove G30, des boîtes optiques DWDM, ont été installées afin de délivrer une capacité de 2x400G entre PA6 et les…

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Q2 2018 technical update

Q2 2018 technical update

Below is our technical report for the second quarter of 2018, summarising past and current operations on France-IX’s infrastructure: —- Paris Backbone upgrades: – Equinix PA6 PoP migration: PA6 members have been moved to an Extreme SLX-9850 chassis, 8 slots version, in order to provide more 100G ports. Coriant Groove G30, DWDM optical boxes, have been installed to provide 2x400G of capacity between PA6 and PAR5/TH2 core PoPs. 400G between PA6 and TH2 are already available, 400G between PA6 and…

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Expereo offers France-IX members a free trial of its BGP Optimisation solution

Expereo offers France-IX members a free trial of its BGP Optimisation solution

France-IX members have the option to test the XCA Edge BGP Optimisation software toolkit for their network, for free, without any purchasing commitment towards this Marketplace partner. Created and developed in France, the XCA Edge tool was originally called Border 6 NSI, before Border 6 was acquired by the network management company Expereo. For the interested France-IX members, no physical network changes are required, just a VLAN and some basic configuration are needed to set up the service. XCA Edge…

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Expereo propose aux membres France-IX de tester gratuitement une solution d’optimisation de leur routage BGP

Expereo propose aux membres France-IX de tester gratuitement une solution d’optimisation de leur routage BGP

Les membres France-IX ont la possibilité de tester la solution « XCA Edge BGP Optimisation », de façon entièrement gratuite, sans aucun engagement d’achat auprès de ce partenaire disponible sur la place de marché France-IX. Crée et développé en France, l’outil XCA Edge était initialement connu sous le nom « Border 6 NSI » avant que Border 6 ne soit racheté par la société de management de réseau Expereo. Pour les membres intéressés, aucun changement de réseau physique ne sera nécessaire, seulement un VLAN…

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RIPE 76: we made history together

RIPE 76: we made history together

RIPE 76, which was held in Marseille from 14 to 18 May 2018, was an event that broke all records. As a co-host, we felt honoured to help the RIPE NCC and proud to have contributed to the biggest RIPE meeting in history. Record number of total attendees (737 coming from 57 countries), record number of first time attendees (200), record number of French attendees (104 attendees, representing 14% of the audience and the 2nd largest country represented, i.e. a…

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RIPE 76 : nous avons écrit l’histoire ensemble

RIPE 76 : nous avons écrit l’histoire ensemble

Le RIPE 76, qui s’est tenu à Marseille du 14 au 18 mai dernier, a été l’événement de tous les records. En tant que co-organisateur, nous sommes honorés d’avoir aidé le RIPE NCC et fiers d’avoir contribué au plus grand rassemblement RIPE de l’histoire. Nombre record de participants (737 provenant de 57 pays), nombre record de nouveaux participants (200), nombre record de participants français (104 participants, 14% de l’audience et 2ème pays le plus représenté, soit une augmentation de 1400%…

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Digital Transformation – why private enterprises are joining IXPs

Digital Transformation – why private enterprises are joining IXPs

Digital transformation projects are a key business requirement in today’s corporate enterprise world. Enterprises by their nature constantly seek operational efficiency and increased agility in order to better serve existing customers and help open up new market opportunities. This drive to improve business outcomes is also what drives the pursuit of digital transformation to create long-term value for all stakeholders. The digital transformation process will inevitably include a careful assessment of how applications, databases and computing environments are utilized and…

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Rapport technique trimestriel Q1 2018

Rapport technique trimestriel Q1 2018

Le temps est venu de dévoiler notre rapport technique pour le premier trimestre 2018. Voici les principales actions entreprises sur l’infrastructure France-IX au cours de la période : —– Filtrage RPKI ROA / IRR sur les serveurs de routes :  Un filtrage strict basé sur les états de validation IRR et ROA a été activé au niveau des serveurs de routes. Toutes les informations utiles sont listées ici : https://www.franceix.net/fr/technical/france-ix-route-servers. Il est également possible de vérifier le nombre de routes filtrées via…

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Technical report Q1 2018

Technical report Q1 2018

Time has come to share our technical update for the first quarter of 2018. Below are the main actions undertaken on France-IX’s infrastructure during the period: —– RPKI ROA/IRR filtering on route servers:  Strict filtering based on IRR and ROA validation states has been activated on route servers. You can find all the useful information here: https://www.franceix.net/en/technical/france-ix-route-servers/ and check the amount of filtered routes through this link: https://tools.franceix.net/looking-glass QoS specifications: Specifications describing how France-IX aims to provide the best quality…

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