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To: tomj@fido.wps.com (Tom Jennings)
From: washburn@cix.org (Bill Washburn - Executive Director)
Subject: cix communique #2 (draft)
Status: OR

Tom--
        Here's a copy of the final draft of the CIX newsletter that went
out last Friday.  I thought you might like to see it.  I would appreciate
it if you'd not pass this along.  The draft press release is a couple of
weeks away from final announcement and I hope it can be real *news* when it
comes out.  Thanks, Bill


>June 1993 - CIX COMMUNIQUE
>
>THANKS to those of you who have responded to the strategic planning
>questionnaire that was included in the May issue of this communique.  For all
>of you who've not yet had a chance to reply, I would certainly be happy to
>hear from you.  And if you can't spare more than a minute or two, I'd will
>gladly receive any partial responses you have time to provide to me.
>
>ITEMS:
>        Draft of the press release announcing the CIX Global Signaling Network
>        Annual membership meeting
>        News clips
>
>(A)     THE following is a *draft* announcement about the CIX Global Signaling
>Network plan.  Please check this for clarity and accuracy and let me know
>about any suggested additions, deletions, or revisions you would recommend. 
>This information will be released to the Internet community and the general
>public when the CIX-East route server is up operational in the next few weeks.
>
>----------draft CIX global signaling network
>
>
>
>The Commercial Internet eXchange (CIX) association is pleased to announce the 
>formation of a global signaling network to facilitate global routing control.  
>
>
>Today, networks exchange routing information on a pairwise basis. The US 
>Federal networks have two Federal Internet eXchanges (FIXes) where the 
>Federal Networks pairwise peer.  A Commercial Internet eXchange (CIX) 
>interconnect point was formed so that commercial networks could interconnect 
>without policy restrictions. The CIX interconnection point is in Santa Clara, 
>CA.  Another interconnection point was formed in Washington, D.C., and it has 
>become known as the Global Internet eXchange (GIX) because of its many 
>international connections.  Networks currently pairwise peer at the GIX.
>
>Pairwise peering was manageable when there were just a few major transit 
>routing domains.  Now, in response to market demand, there are many and 
>continued pairwise peering will not work (N squared problem).   A route 
>server eliminates the need for pairwise peering of all networks because all 
>network service providers register their routes with the route server.  Thus, 
>a network service provider may obtain all the required routing information 
>from the route server. 
>
>The Washington, D.C. GIX will have two route servers. A European route 
>server, managed by the Resseaux IP Europeen (RIPE) Network Coordinating 
>Center (NCC) will "tell" American networks the best paths to all destinations 
>in Europe.  Likewise, a CIX route server will tell the European networks the 
>best path to all destinations in the USA.
>
>Placing the GIX in Washington, D.C.makes sense because most of the Europe-USA 
>links have their US end point there.  Also, the carriers of major American 
>transit routing domains have facilities within close proximity of each other.  
>Consequently, the GIX consists of a Metropolitan Fiber System (MFS) ethernet 
>link that snakes its way through the central offices of Sprint (SprintLink, 
>NSFNET ICM and Alternet), WilTel (PSInet) and MCI (ANS).  
>
>While the location of the GIX in Washington, D.C.,is appropriate for Europe-
>USA connectivity, it does not do much to facilitate Asian connectivity.  A 
>USA West Coast GIX is needed.  Unfortunately, the Asian gateway's of the 
>major transit domains are scattered throughout the USA West Coast:  Sprint 
>(Stockton, CA), Alternet (San Jose, CA), PSInet (Santa Clara), CERFnet (San 
>Diego), ANS (?).  The solution is a CIX USA West Coast route server will be 
>tunnelled to the terminating end of the Asian networks via the service 
>providers connected to the CIX.  The CIX USA West Coast route server will be 
>located at the CIX point in Santa Clara.
>
>The CIX USA West Coast route server will be synchronized with the route 
>servers in Washington, D.C.  The CIX USA West Coast route server will "tell" 
>Asian networks the best path to USA and European destinations and it will 
>"tell"  American and European networks the best path to Asian destinations.  
>Since the Asian community has not established a Network Coordinating Center 
>like the Europeans, there will not be an Asian Route server, only a CIX route 
>server. It is anticipated that there will be a route server in Japan operated 
>by the Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) which will tell American networks the 
>best path to Japanese destinations.  It will also tell Japanese networks the 
>best path to destinations in the USA (and Europe). Similar arrangements are 
>expected throughout Asia.
>
>The system of distributed but synchronized route servers forms the telephony 
>equivalent of a common, shared global signaling system.  Such a system will 
>be unprecedented in the telecommunications world.  The route servers will be 
>interconnected via IP tunnels through the national networks of the CIX 
>members.  The RIPE NCC is responsible for the European Route server located 
>in Washington, D.C.  Alternet will be responsible for the CIX route server to 
>be located in Washington, D.C.  Sprint will be responsible for the CIX route 
>server to be located in Santa Clara.  
>
>
>(B)     ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING - According to the CIX Association By-Laws,
>an annual meeting of the members is held at a time and location fixed by the
>Board of Directors.  The purpose of this meeting is, in part, to elect new
>directors to replace those members of the Board whose terms have expired. In
>order to have an official vote it is necessary to have at least a majority of
>the CIX members physically present or represented by proxy.  The current plan
>is to hold the membership meeting in San Francisco at or near the start of the
>INTEROP93 on August 23rd or 24th.  Please let me know if you expect to attend
>CIX membership meeting and what your schedule preferences may be.  Of course
>schedule conflicts will be unavoidable so I would appreciate any suggestions
>you may have for how to maximize attendance.  
>
>        IN addition, it is hoped that the two standing committees will be
>established at the membership meeting: the technical committee and the
>administrative (or policy) committee.   It is your choice as to who will
>represent you--your network--on each of these committees.  
>
>        ONCE again, please advise me as soon as you can about your schedule
>preferences and availability for the membership meeting.
>
>        
>(C)     NEWS BLURBS
>
>1. "Techno cruising on the Internet" was the title of an article in the Sunday
>San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle (5/30/93) Business Section.  "In the 19th
>century, the railroad hastened the Industrial Revolution, linking distant
>coasts and spawning cities.  Today's ever-widening global computer network may
>well be as powerful an agent for radical change."
>
>2. The Denver Post (6/6/93) Sunday edition featured nearly 10 separate
>articles on the "Info Highway" including a front page headline with color
>picture and feature stories in sports--yes, that's right, SPORTS--business,
>arts & entertainment, and the Sunday magazine.  In fact, every column inch of
>the front page of the business section was devoted to the Info Highway theme
>under the headline WORKING IN THE FAST LANE.  Business editor Henry Dubroff's
>front page editorial on the subject entitled "Information Highway needs a road
>map," made such wide-eyed statements as: "The highway got its start as a way
>for scientists to talk to each other about deep problems. Ho hum.  Boring. 
>Then suddenly, the highway moved into the fast lane.  The reason: Consumers
>were brought into the picture."  And, "[The info highway] will create new
>industries--information delivery will be as commonplace as pizza delivery is
>today"
>
>3.  "The rush to produce 'new media' products combining computers,
>telecommunications and entertainment is creating a bewildering array of
>corporate alliances: cable companies teaming with videogame producers, movie
>studios with computer makers, telephone companies with software developers." 
>That's the lead paragraph in a New York Times article (5/30/93) about how
>multimedia and networks are precipitating the melding of the high tech
>companies and blurring the old dividng lines of business even further.
>
>4. Communications Week (6/7/93) reported the announcement of CoREN's teaming
>up with MCI.  "On the voice side, CoREN also will aoffer to its users MCI's
>Vnet virtual private network service and toll-free '800' service.  Multiple
>universities, for example, could set up a virtual network and take advantage
>of collective bulk discounts..."
>
>5. Lead story and cover NEWSWEEK (5/31/93) "Interactive: What it means to you.
> Coming soon: the interactive American, sitting at his or her television,
>computer or telephone, will choose from a vast lode of material zipping along
>superhighways of information at the speed of desire.  ...  Symbolizing the
>revolution is our cover image, the golden egg of technology, ..."
>
>6. And the following from EDUPAGE (5/27/93) ...
>>
>>SATELLITE INDUSTRY VOCAL AT HEARINGS. Seven of the satellite
>>industry's top guns made a strong case for including satellite
>>technology in plans for future information highways. Edward Markey
>>(D-Mass.), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications
>>and Finance, seemed to agree: "From today's almost instantaneous
>>access to images and messages from around the world that has become
>>part of our daily reality, satellites are an integral part of our
>>telecommunications infrastructure." (Satellite News 5/24/93 p.4)
>
>EDUPAGE and Corporate Associate announcements are now available for
>Gopher, WAIS and anonymous FTP access on EDUCOM's host machine,
>educom.edu.
>