[Bp_ixps] BPF IXP - document structure and survey

[Kyle Spencer]

Hi Wim,

Thanks. That looks great.

Question: Do we have (or intend to include) any case studies which
show the impact of government policy changes (i.e. Enabling
Environment stuff)?

Regards,
Kyle Spencer

On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 1:25 AM, Jane Coffin <coffin at isoc.org> wrote:
> Hi Wim -
>
> Agree.  I am at an IXP training/leveling up workshop in Asia and those are
> all factors involved in start-up, leveling-up, etc.
>
> Jane
>
> From: Bp_ixps <bp_ixps-bounces at intgovforum.org> on behalf of Wim Degezelle
> <wdegezelle at drmv.be>
> Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 11:36 PM
> To: Kyle Spencer <kyle at stormzero.com>, Bijal Sanghani <bijal at euro-ix.net>,
> Gael Hernandez <gael.hernandez at asitic.net>
> Cc: "bp_ixps at intgovforum.org" <bp_ixps at intgovforum.org>
> Subject: [Bp_ixps] BPF IXP - document structure and survey
>
> Hi Kyle, Bijal, Gaël,
> Hi All,
>
>
> Based on the survey responses I identified a couple of key points which, in
> my opinion, should part of the core of our best practice document:
>
>
> - organisation form
> ° different organisations forms
> ° reasons for choosing a particular form
> ° evaluation, pros/cons of the different organisation forms
>
> - Challenges
> ° challenges to create/set up an IXP
> - funding
> - get political support / deal with resistance
> - relation to the incumbent or main telco
> - ...
> ° challenges after launching the IXP
> - enlarging the IXP’s membership
> - developing an IXP Community
> - technical training / find the technical staff
> - cost to connect members to the IXP facility (dark fiber cost)
> - power (dev. countries)
> - …
>
> ° how IXPs dealt with the challenges
>
>
> I have some difficulty to accommodate these in the current structure of the
> document.
> Therefore I suggest to amend the structure as follows:
>
>
> (0) Introduction
> ( definition of an IXP, history, facts )
> (1) What is the role and benefits of Internet exchange points?
> (2) Identification of the main stakeholders and their roles
> (3) The dimensions of the environment
> (policy&regulatory, technology & infrastructure, people & HR)
> (4) Setting up an IXP:  choices and challenges
> (organisation form, challenges, answers)
> (5) Examples
> (case studies of success stories, or links to reports describing them)
> (6) Widely accepted criteria for an enabling environment for IXP success
> (this should also include the take away or (policy) messages from the BPF
> IXPs)
> (7) Further information
>
>
>
> I’m looking forward to your feedback!
>
> Best
> Wim
>
>
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