HAITIAN EXCHANGE POINT

HAITIAN ISP INTERCONNECTIOHAITIAN ISP INTERCONNECTION / NAPLA PERU, JUNE 28 2005N / NAPLA PERU, JUNE 28 2005

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HAITIAN EXCHANGE POINTHAITIAN EXCHANGE POINT

Objective: Facilitate the Interconnection of all Objective: Facilitate the Interconnection of all the local ISP’s in Haitithe local ISP’s in Haiti

Reynold Guerrier, MULTILINK, Chief Technical Reynold Guerrier, MULTILINK, Chief Technical Officer Officer

President of GSIS, Computing and Statistics President of GSIS, Computing and Statistics Support GroupSupport Group


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ObjectivesObjectives

• Providing technical Assistance in the Providing technical Assistance in the implementation process of an implementation process of an Exchange Point in HaitiExchange Point in Haiti– Promoting and improving the ICT sector Promoting and improving the ICT sector

in Haïtiin Haïti– To make easier ICT services and To make easier ICT services and

application development, particularly in application development, particularly in Education and Health sectors, etc…Education and Health sectors, etc…


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HAITIAN ISP’s MarketHAITIAN ISP’s Market

• The 1rst Haitian ISP start operations The 1rst Haitian ISP start operations in 1994in 1994

• Today there are 8 operational ISP’sToday there are 8 operational ISP’s

• But, the regulator CONATEL But, the regulator CONATEL ( National Council of ( National Council of Telecommunications ), has issued 12 Telecommunications ), has issued 12 licenseslicenses


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Haitian ISP connectivity to Haitian ISP connectivity to Internet Internet

• Haitian ISP’s are all customers of Haitian ISP’s are all customers of regional ISP’s mainly based in the regional ISP’s mainly based in the United States United States

• Only TELECONET, a division of the Only TELECONET, a division of the public Telco company has is public Telco company has is upstream provider in Canadaupstream provider in Canada

• It’s mostly non redundant satellite It’s mostly non redundant satellite link link


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Haitian ISP connectivity to Haitian ISP connectivity to InternetInternet


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ServicesServices

• Dial-upDial-up• Wireless radio for SOHO (Small Wireless radio for SOHO (Small

Office/Home Office)Office/Home Office)• Limited coverage wireless system mainly Limited coverage wireless system mainly

in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince (the capital)(the capital)

• Fractional E1 or T1/ Leased Lines for the Fractional E1 or T1/ Leased Lines for the bank sector to interconnect their branches bank sector to interconnect their branches to their central officeto their central office

• Only a few of them have their services Only a few of them have their services available in other citiesavailable in other cities


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Only Wireless POPOnly Wireless POP

Satellite dish

Satellite

POP C

POP A

POP B

POP D

Ville


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InterconnectionInterconnection

• No interconnection between the ISP’sNo interconnection between the ISP’s

• Any communication between 2 Any communication between 2 different customers has to go twice different customers has to go twice the satellite paththe satellite path

• Important delayImportant delay

• Bad quality of the connectionBad quality of the connection


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ConsequencesConsequences

• Unable to support some applications like VoIP, Video Unable to support some applications like VoIP, Video Conference Conference

• Expensive where and when available (about 1500 U$ Expensive where and when available (about 1500 U$ installation fee and 400-800 U$ recurrent for 128 Kbps)installation fee and 400-800 U$ recurrent for 128 Kbps)

• Other ordinary services like Web Mail Hosting can’t be Other ordinary services like Web Mail Hosting can’t be providedprovided

• Web servers are hosted overseas particularly in the Web servers are hosted overseas particularly in the United States because of better prices and services United States because of better prices and services reliabilityreliability

• Less market for the ISP’s and the local web developers Less market for the ISP’s and the local web developers • Barriers and obstacle to the development of ICT Barriers and obstacle to the development of ICT


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Interconnection studyInterconnection study

• In September 2002, RDDH (Haitian In September 2002, RDDH (Haitian Network of Sustainable development) a Network of Sustainable development) a UNDP project finances a Study on a UNDP project finances a Study on a possible way to interconnect Haitian ISP’spossible way to interconnect Haitian ISP’s

• GSIS (Computing and Statistics Support GSIS (Computing and Statistics Support Group ) realized this studyGroup ) realized this study

• Objectives Objectives – providing a technical and administrative providing a technical and administrative

solution to the interconnection issuesolution to the interconnection issue– The Exchange Point should make easier traffic The Exchange Point should make easier traffic

between local ISP’s ( keep the local traffic between local ISP’s ( keep the local traffic local)local)


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Study resultsStudy results

• Technical solutionTechnical solution

• Some management solutionsSome management solutions

• Some incentive measuresSome incentive measures

• Exchange Point Hosting : Boutiliers, a Exchange Point Hosting : Boutiliers, a hill that surrounds the Metropolitan hill that surrounds the Metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince and where each area of Port-au-Prince and where each ISP already has at least a Point of ISP already has at least a Point of PresencePresence


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The technical solution The technical solution diagramdiagram

AS5

AS2

AS4

AS1

Router

RouterRouter

Router

Router

Router

Router

Router

Hub

Page 1

Interconnexion

InternetInternet

Internet

Internet


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The technical solution The technical solution (continued)(continued)• Local ISP’s could be considered as an AS (Autonomous Local ISP’s could be considered as an AS (Autonomous

System) with only one connection to the InternetSystem) with only one connection to the Internet• Each ISP will bring its own router running BGP4 and will be Each ISP will bring its own router running BGP4 and will be

in charge of the maintenancein charge of the maintenance• Implementation of dynamic routing required to be part of Implementation of dynamic routing required to be part of

the XPthe XP• The regulator will force all the ISP’s to participate to the XPThe regulator will force all the ISP’s to participate to the XP• Traffic exchange will be done at Layer 3Traffic exchange will be done at Layer 3• RDDH looked for fund to finance the installation of the XPRDDH looked for fund to finance the installation of the XP• Also for technical assistance in the implementationAlso for technical assistance in the implementation• Administratively the XP will be managed by the consortium Administratively the XP will be managed by the consortium

FDS (the State Faculty of Science) / RDDHFDS (the State Faculty of Science) / RDDH• A breakdown budget also exists for the implementationA breakdown budget also exists for the implementation


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The most difficult partThe most difficult part

• Convincing the local ISP’s of the well being of an Convincing the local ISP’s of the well being of an Exchange PointExchange Point

• Their fear: other ISP can use their network as Their fear: other ISP can use their network as transit by being interconnectedtransit by being interconnected

• My personal opinion their real isMy personal opinion their real is– the recurrent charges they will have to support to the recurrent charges they will have to support to

maintain the XPmaintain the XP– Because they already have a lot of overhead by Because they already have a lot of overhead by

producing their own electricity, security and they are producing their own electricity, security and they are sharing a small market sharing a small market

– Commercial Power is only available up to 12 hours per Commercial Power is only available up to 12 hours per dayday

– Security for every POP they have against vandalism Security for every POP they have against vandalism


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New environmentNew environment

• In December 2003 a new ISP MULTILINK started In December 2003 a new ISP MULTILINK started operationsoperations

• Marketing policy: being the first Haitian carrier Marketing policy: being the first Haitian carrier • Wholesale bandwidth/International Leased Wholesale bandwidth/International Leased

Lines/Metropolitan Leased LinesLines/Metropolitan Leased Lines• Upstream provider: TRICOM in DR via Micro wave Upstream provider: TRICOM in DR via Micro wave

bridgebridge• Installed Capacity OC-3 with Harrys Megastar Installed Capacity OC-3 with Harrys Megastar

radio/ but functioning on a DS3 capacityradio/ but functioning on a DS3 capacity• Good prices / much better quality than Satellite Good prices / much better quality than Satellite

linkslinks


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WatchGuard V60Firewall

200.80.96.81

Cisco 3745

Cisco 3640200.80.96.6

Print Server

Link/Rx LPT1 LPT2 COMPower/TX

Packeteer 6400

Mail-DNS

Server

Web Server

DNS Server

Cache Server

CISCOSYSTEMS Cisco 2950

Multiplexer

BGP Transit

4 E1

Comm. Tower

MarliqueWireless POP

NAP-Boutilliers200.80.96.0/25

Comm. Tower

Comm. TowerISP’s

Banks Public Institution

1 Mbps

Haicom/bipcom

skycom

Compalink

Cisco 3640

Mon I Mon II Mon IIWorkstation

Alvarion Radio

NOCDelmas 29

and Wireless

POP

EDEN PlazaDial-up and Wireless

POP

4 Mbps

2 Mbps

2 Mbps

4 Mbps

Cisco 2621

Alvarion Radio

CISCOSYSTEMS Cisco 2950

Cisco 2621

Alvarion Radio

4 Mbps

Access2.multilink-ht.net

200.80.96.1

200.80.96.81 200.80.96.100 200.80.96.83

200.80.96.1200.80.96.129 sec

200.80.96.128/25

Satellite dish

Satellite

E1

1 Mb/s

1Mb/s

512 Kbps

256 Kbps

128 Kbps

2 Mbps


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New environment New environment

• Being the upstream provider for all the Being the upstream provider for all the local ISP’s and realizing an XP de local ISP’s and realizing an XP de factofacto

• Willing to host the XPWilling to host the XP• March 2005 HAINET another local ISP March 2005 HAINET another local ISP

start buying bandwidth from start buying bandwidth from CODETEL/VERIZON in DRCODETEL/VERIZON in DR

• Objective: being a competitor for Objective: being a competitor for MULTILINKMULTILINK


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New barriersNew barriers

• Not all of the ISP’s agreed with Not all of the ISP’s agreed with Multilink proposal to host the XP Multilink proposal to host the XP ( particularly HAINET )( particularly HAINET )

• Political instability Political instability

• Market reductionMarket reduction

• All local ISP’s are MULTILINK or All local ISP’s are MULTILINK or HAINET customersHAINET customers


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Possible solution nowPossible solution now

• Peering agreement between HAINET Peering agreement between HAINET and MULTILINKand MULTILINK

• That will not protect enough the That will not protect enough the small ISP’s small ISP’s

• An independent exchange point still An independent exchange point still remains an issue.remains an issue.


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ConflictConflict

• Last November has been created the first secretary state Last November has been created the first secretary state for Telecom and Information Technology but only as a for Telecom and Information Technology but only as a division the Public Work Ministrydivision the Public Work Ministry

• Role: working with all the professionals and enterprises to Role: working with all the professionals and enterprises to create the National Council of the Information Technology create the National Council of the Information Technology which was supposed to be independent of the regulator and which was supposed to be independent of the regulator and with the objectives of defining national vision and strategies with the objectives of defining national vision and strategies for the Telecom and Information Technologyfor the Telecom and Information Technology

• But because of divergence of view with the titular of this But because of divergence of view with the titular of this ministry the post has been simply removed in the last ministry the post has been simply removed in the last government re-composition government re-composition

• Now the professional association ATHIC is fighting to get it Now the professional association ATHIC is fighting to get it back back


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MERCIMERCITHANK YOUTHANK YOU

GRACIASGRACIASOBRIGADOOBRIGADO

[email protected]@multilink-ht.net

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