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Die Internetwolke

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Thorleif Wiik

Auf chaosradio.ccc.de gibt es einen netten Podcast mit Elisa Jasinska (AMS-IX) und Christian Kaufmann (Akamai) zum Thema Peering, Transit, Internet Exchanges, AS, BGP4 und all das, was das Internet antreibt. Akamai ist übrigens derzeit der einzige CDN Anbieter, der kostenfrei … Continue reading →

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Why we need Internet Exchange Points

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Thorleif Wiik

Now updated: Nice video about Internet Exchanges Points (IXPs) like BCIX:

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Colocation in Berlin

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Thorleif Wiik

At Euro-IX Meeting in Prague, there were a couple of presentations and discussions about Datacenters and Colocations. I was asked, which colocation providers are available in Berlin today, and here’s my list for you: Area Lützowstrasse: I/P/B/ Carrier Colo (BCIX … Continue reading →

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Does your router unterstand 32-bit ASNs ?

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Thorleif Wiik

As mentioned last year, 32bit ASNs are coming fast to us. Greg Hankings showed up a matrix in his presentation at NANOG45, which software release you need on your bgp speaker to support ASN32.

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Peering

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Thorleif Wiik

Was ist Peering, BGP4, und was genau macht ein Internet Exchange? Das und ähnliches werde ich des öfteren gefragt, vor allem, seit dem ich technischer Vorstand des Berliner Internet Exchange (BCIX) bin. Auf der deutschen Wikipedia  Seite findet man nur … Continue reading →

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New Peering Boy at BCIX: Foundry BigIron RX-8

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Thorleif Wiik

This week, we received a new toy at BCIX. A Foundry Networks BigIron RX-8: As you cann see in the picture, this Box is currently configured with 8 line Rate 10G Ports, 24 SFP GE Ports and 24 10/100/1000 Copper … Continue reading →

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RIPE 56 meeting in Berlin

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Thorleif Wiik

Although I was not able to visit all sessions at the RIPE 56 meeting this week in Berlin, it was really important for me to go there. Not only, that I had the chance to see the fantastic people I … Continue reading →

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Euro-IX Forum in Stockholm

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Thorleif Wiik

This week was great, because I’ve been a couple of days in Stockholm at the 12th Euro-IX Forum. As I work for BCIX in my spare time, I had the chance to go there. I met a lot of interesting … Continue reading →

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BCIX Traffic on Pixelpark Gigabit Port

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Thorleif Wiik

Coming soon: Our first 10Gbit/s Port at BCIX .

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Are we running out of AS numbers ?

Posted on May 5, 2007 by Thorleif Wiik

Regarding a presentation of RIPE, we will run out of AS Numbers sometime between late 2010 and early 2013. The allocation rate is currently about 10-12 ASN/day. Therefore, 32bit ASN (ASN32) will be introduced. The transition phase started on 1/1/2007. … Continue reading →

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