[menog] Re: EMIX experiences?

Saad Alsalamah s.salamah at go.com.sa
Tue Mar 22 02:52:25 GMT 2011


Dear Rechard,

Currently we have multiple links going through EMIX. EMIX for us is an upstream provider, meaning we are peering with them directly like any international upstream providers, I am not sure if they provide transmission services. We have both good and bad experience with EMIX but I can tell they are fast in their response and very organized people.

Saad

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> From: Philip Smith <pfs at cisco.com>
> Subject: [menog] call for papers for MENOG 8
> To: Middle East Network Operators Group <menog at menog.net>
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> Hi everyone,
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> I've attached the call for papers for MENOG 8. Please encourage
> colleagues and friends to considering offering tutorial or conference
> papers.
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> We are all looking forward to your presentation proposals and assistance
> to make MENOG 8 a great event.
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> Many thanks!
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> philip
> (For the MENOG Coord Team)
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>
> Middle East Network Operators Group (MENOG)
> Damascus, Syria  15 ? 23 May 2011
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> Call for Papers
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> The MENOG Coordination Team is now seeking contributions to the
> programme for MENOG 8.  We would like to invite people to submit their
> presentation proposals as soon as possible to help us produce the
> programme in a timely fashion.  We would also like to encourage people
> through out the Middle East region who have not previously presented
> their work to do so.
>
> We are looking for people who would :
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>  * Offer a technical tutorial on an appropriate topic; and/or
>  * Participate in the technical conference sessions as a speaker.
>  * Share their local experience with any of the fields of interest
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> Presentation proposals including slides can be submitted at:
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> http://submission.menog.net/paper/user/index.php?event=28
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> MENOG 8 FORMAT
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> MENOG 8 will run for 7 days, and will include 5 days of hands-on
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> Technical Conference sessions (including updates from the RIPE NCC).
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> Workshop       15th - 19th
> Tutorials      21st
> Conference     22nd - 23rd
>
>
> CONFERENCE MILESTONES
> ---------------------
>
> Call for Papers Opens:              Now
> Deadline for Speaker Submissions:  17th April 2011
> Final Programme Published:          5th May 2011
> Final Presenter Slides:             8th May 2011
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>
> TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
> --------------------
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> Each Technical session in MENOG will last 90 minutes - multiple
> sessions can be cover one subject area if there is demand.  A 90
> minute session allows presentations to be up to 25 minutes in length,
> meaning 3 presentations per session and some time for Q&A.  Longer
> presentations should be submitted as tutorials. The Technical
> Conference takes place on Sunday 22nd and Monday 23rd May.
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> Expected subject areas for MENOG 8 include:
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> 1. IPv6 deployment
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> 2. HTTP and Non-HTTP Content Filtering; Anti-spam
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> 3  Internationalised Domain Names (IDN) and Localisation
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> 4. NREN (National Research and Education Networks)
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> 5. ISP Operations, Peering and Internet Exchange Points
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> 6. SP Network Security
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> 7. Datacentres, Applications & Services
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>
>
> TUTORIALS
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> Tutorials are 90 minute technical presentations which focus on a
> particular subject in-depth.  Tutorials will take place on Saturday
> the 21st of May.
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> Tutorial Instructors are encouraged to also sign up to be a Speaker in
> the Technical Conference Programme as well.  You can sign up to give a
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> instructor.
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> Examples of Tutorial topics might be:
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> CFP SUBMISSION
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> When considering a presentation or tutorial, remember that the MENOG
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> While the majority of speaking slots will be allocated by 1st of May
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> IMPORTANT NOTE
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> MENOG is a TECHNICAL conference so marketing and commercial content is
> not allowed within the programme.  The programme committee will
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> FUNDING AND SUPPORT
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> MENOG is a not-for-profit event that is trying to make the event only
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:46:36 -0700
> From: <mmajeed at cmc.iq>
> Subject: [menog] IT Conferences and workshops
> To: <sandra at ripe.net>
> Cc: joe.abley at icann.org, chris at ripe.net, menog at menog.net, it at cmc.iq,
>        syamout at pcm.gov.lb
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> Dear Sir
> I hope you all in a good health,  can you please keep me updated for all
> conferences and workshops that will be held about information technology ,
> to
> be able to participate with it and in order to view the latest updates in
> the field of information technology
> also hope to add my emails to your list  mmajeed at cmc.iq , it at cmc.iq
>
> Thank you in advance
> Best Regards
>
> Mohammed Qassim Majeed
> IT Dept
> Communications and Media Commission
> email: mmajeed at cmc.iq
>       mohammedq.majeed at yahoo.co.uk
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 08:49:35 -0800
> From: Bill Woodcock <woody at pch.net>
> Subject: Re: [menog] IT Conferences and workshops
> To: <mmajeed at cmc.iq>
> Cc: Joe Abley <joe.abley at icann.org>, Chris Buckridge <chris at ripe.net>,
>        menog at menog.net, it at cmc.iq, syamout at pcm.gov.lb
> Message-ID: <7B3916F4-7CA0-48A1-A649-7444B0132783 at pch.net>
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> On Mar 5, 2011, at 11:46 PM, <mmajeed at cmc.iq> wrote:
>> I hope you all in a good health,  can you please keep me updated for all
>> conferences and workshops that will be held about information technology ,
>> to be able to participate with it and in order to view the latest updates in
>> the field of information technology
>
> Mohammed:
>
> This may help:
>
> http://internetmeetings.org
>
>                                -Bill
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 14:19:11 +0300
> From: "Ayad Sabbagh" <ayad at fonoinfo.com>
> Subject: RE: [menog] IT Conferences and workshops
> To: "'Bill Woodcock'" <woody at pch.net>, <mmajeed at cmc.iq>
> Cc: 'Chris Buckridge' <chris at ripe.net>, menog at menog.net,
>        syamout at pcm.gov.lb,     'Joe Abley' <joe.abley at icann.org>, it at cmc.iq
> Message-ID: <000901cbdcb9$855769b0$90063d10$@com>
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> Dear Mohammed/all,
>
> The TM Forum Management World Middle East is in 2 weeks on March 22 in
> Dubai. The event brings together the region's leading service providers to
> examine how innovation holds the keys to future growth, and how operational
> agility is essential in delivering that growth. More details are available
> at http://www.tmforum.org/ManagementWorldMiddle/8619/home.html
>
> Best regards,
> Ayad Sabbagh
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: menog-bounces at menog.net [mailto:menog-bounces at menog.net] On Behalf Of
> Bill Woodcock
> Sent: 06 March, 2011 7:50 PM
> To: mmajeed at cmc.iq
> Cc: Joe Abley; Chris Buckridge; menog at menog.net; it at cmc.iq;
> syamout at pcm.gov.lb
> Subject: Re: [menog] IT Conferences and workshops
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> On Mar 5, 2011, at 11:46 PM, <mmajeed at cmc.iq> wrote:
>> I hope you all in a good health,  can you please keep me updated for all
>> conferences and workshops that will be held about information technology ,
>> to be able to participate with it and in order to view the latest updates
> in
>> the field of information technology
>
> Mohammed:
>
> This may help:
>
> http://internetmeetings.org
>
>                                -Bill
>
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2011 07:28:07 +0100
> From: Paul Rendek <menog at ripe.net>
> Subject: [menog] MENOG 8/ RIPE NCC Regional Meeting - Registration
>        open
> To: menog at menog.net
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> Dear colleagues,
>
> Registration is now open for the Middle East Network Operators Group (MENOG) 8/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting,
> taking place in Damascus, Syria from 14-19 May 2011.
>
> This is the first time a MENOG/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting will be held in Syria.
> We would like to thank the host Syrian Computer Society (SCS) for supporting this event.
>
> MENOG meetings are excellent opportunities to share ideas and experiences with other network operators and
> network engineers from across the Middle East, to develop cross-regional cooperation and to
> meet with key players in the local and global Internet industry.
>
> The MENOG 7 Meeting, held in Istanbul in October 2010, attracted over 240 attendees from 34 countries,
> and we expect the MENOG 8 Meeting to build on the success of that event.
>
> Registration will close when maximum capacity is reached, so please register soon to ensure your attendance.
>
> For all information and for registration details, please visit:
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>
> Regards,
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> The MENOG Coordination Team
> Kais Al-Essa, Osama Al-Dosary, Sultan AlShamsi, Sandra
> Gijzen, Gaurab Raj Upadhaya, Paul Rendek, Philip Smith
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> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:19:57 +0330
> From: Shahin Gharghi <shahin at admins.ir>
> Subject: [menog] (no subject)
> To: menog at menog.net
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> Message: 8
> Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:32:59 -0400
> From: Richard Barnes <richard.barnes at gmail.com>
> Subject: [menog] EMIX experiences?
> To: menog at menog.net
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> Hey all,
>
> I'm wondering impressions people have of EMXI.  I can't tell from the
> their website whether they're an exchange or a transit provider.
> Their website says that they facilitate peering, but it's not clear to
> me how that works -- can I talk BGP directly with my peer, or does it
> all go through EMIX?  Is there additional cost per peer?
>
> If anyone has any experience peering through EMIX (or if there are any
> EMIX reps on here), I would appreciate more information.  Feel free to
> contact me off-list as well.
>
> Thanks,
> --Richard
>
>
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> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:57:32 -0700
> From: Bill Woodcock <woody at pch.net>
> Subject: Re: [menog] EMIX experiences?
> To: menog at menog.net
> Message-ID: <35F4A61B-A3CC-435C-9526-99A76FEA1CE5 at pch.net>
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> On Mar 21, 2011, at 1:32 PM, Richard Barnes wrote:
>> I'm wondering impressions people have of EMXI.  I can't tell from the
>> their website whether they're an exchange or a transit provider.
>> Their website says that they facilitate peering, but it's not clear to
>> me how that works -- can I talk BGP directly with my peer, or does it
>> all go through EMIX?
>
> My information may not be 100% up-to-date, but historically, EMIX has been Etisalat's international transit gateway product, not an Internet exchange in the generally-accepted sense of the phrase.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_exchange_point
>
>                                -Bill
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> Message: 10
> Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:41:52 -0400
> From: Joe Abley <jabley at hopcount.ca>
> Subject: Re: [menog] EMIX experiences?
> To: Richard Barnes <richard.barnes at gmail.com>
> Cc: menog at menog.net
> Message-ID: <5F3CD2DE-B7B9-403A-B36E-79E5A0C4991F at hopcount.ca>
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> On 2011-03-21, at 16:32, Richard Barnes wrote:
>
>> I'm wondering impressions people have of EMXI.  I can't tell from the
>> their website whether they're an exchange or a transit provider.
>> Their website says that they facilitate peering, but it's not clear to
>> me how that works -- can I talk BGP directly with my peer, or does it
>> all go through EMIX?  Is there additional cost per peer?
>
> My information is a number of years old.
>
> My understanding is/was that EMIX is the wholesale arm of Etisalat. It's not an exchange point in any conventional, layer-2 sense; rather it's one of the few (perhaps the only) transit provider in UAE who is licenced to provide international Internet service. This has the side-effect of keeping UAE-sourced traffic local since everybody there winds up being a customer, one way or another.
>
> The EMIX people I worked with back in the day were knowledgable and efficient.
>
>
> Joe
>
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