The program
Schedule
Registration and socialising
09:00 - 10:30
Official welcome
10:30 - 10:45
- Introduction from Euro-IX
- Introduction from GigaPIX(FCCN)
- Explanation of Forum Programme
- Update since 2nd Euro-IX Forum
Introductions from all member IXPs
10:45 - 11:30
Identification of problems/issues within IXPs
5th Euro-IX General Meeting - Part 1
11:30 - 11:45
- Last call for Executive Board Nominees
- Opening
- Members willingness to have an 'open' meeting
- Agenda approval
- 4th GM Minutes approval
- Adjourn General Meeting until Day 2
Coffee Break
11:45 - 12:15
Keynote Presentation by Bill Norton of Equinix
12:15 - 13:15
"Observations of an Exchange Point Operator"
Encouraging IXPs to be more proactive about peering - not just with policy but with practical support for peering.
Lunch - Sponsored by Cisco Systems
13:15 - 14:45
General IXP issues workshop - Christian Panigl & Mike Hughes
14:45 - 15:30
- Route server
- Update on beta tests of route-server feature set on Quagga-SW
- Who is using or planning to use a route server?
- Anti DDoS
- LINX White Paper on DDoS Defense
- Experience with Riverhead Guard within ACOnet
- Who is using or planning to use AntiDDoS gear/measures?
- Multi-port connected customers
- Which methods are offered/used at various IXPs?
- Securing IXP infrastructure
- Trying to collect info for a BCP on IXP port security.
Regulatory issues workshop
15:30 - 16:30
- Presentation by Leo Koolen of the European Commission
- Euro-IX and Regulatory issues
Coffee Break
16:30 - 17:15
Cisco Systems Presentation
17:15 - 18:00
Cisco Systems sponsored dinner
20:30 - 23:00
- Restauarant Agua e Sal
- 1st floor of Oceanario complex
IXP business workshop
09:15 - 10:15
- IXP operational reviews
- Business plan sharing
- Staff loan Exchange
- Benchmarking club
Euro-IX 5th General Meeting - Part 2
10:15 - 11:30
- Re-open GM
- Tax issue/member fees
- Budget 2004
- Standing down of Board members
- Executive Board Elections
- Aob
- Closing
Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:00
IXP customer view workshop
12:00 - 13:00
Nuna Vieira of NFSi and Lars-Mikael Jogbäck of Tele2/SWIPnet will share some insights from an IXP customer perspective.
Lunch
13:00 - 14:30
Further customer services
14:30 - 15:00
- Focus on customer requirements
- Pan-European customer panel
- Generalised customer feedback mechanism
Closing of 3rd Euro-IX Forum
15:00 - 15:15
Coffee
15:15 - 15:30
Euro-IX IXP Tools Workshop
15:30 - 18:30
- Opening remarks
- Overview of developments in LINX
- Inc. 'IXP Watch' tool: https://www.linx.net/ixp-watch/
- Overview of developments at AMS-IX
- Presentation of UniVie/ACOnet/ZID "migration" from InetRover/WhatsUp to Nagios by Harald Michl
- Presentation of the MIX inter-provider traffic analyser
- Presentation on business tool development at Netnod
- BENTO update: see http://www.networksignature.com/products.html
- Other updates from Euro-IX members on network monitoring
- Closing panel discussion & questions from the audience
- Summing up
