To: Brian Clarke Gutterman <BGUTTERMAN@unog.ch>
From: S Moonesamy <sm+mu@elandsys.com>
Date: 01/25/2017 10:02PM
Cc: mauritius-internet-users@lists.elandnews.com
Subject: Understanding the local context for an IXP
Hi Brian,
I read your message about the IGF and Internet Exchange Points
(IXP). About a year ago, I looked into the route taken for local
traffic in Mauritius as an Internet Exchange Point had been set up (
http://www.elandsys.com/~sm/one-km-international-travel.html ). The
local Internet Exchange Point is operated by the RIR for the region
and yet its internet traffic is routed outside the country.
I agree that an understanding of the local context is important for
an IXP. Unfortunately, there isn't any independent study after the
IXP has been set up to understand the local problems which prevented
the IXP from turning into a fully-fleged IXP.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy