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RNP and Intelig establish 34 Mbps peering

The communication capacity among the academic and commercial networks has been increased. RNP and the telecommunications company Intelig launched in November a 34 Mbps link between their IP networks through the FIX (Federal InterconeXion) in Brasília. Moreover, RNP increased its traffic exchange capacity with Embratel in Rio de Janeiro from 34 to 50 Mbps.

The FIX in Brasília was implanted with the purpose of permitting the efficient interconnection of the governmental networks of national range. Thus, efforts are concentrated, avoiding the need for each of these networks to look separately for a commercial network with which it can make data exchanges (peering). The capital of the country was chosen to host the FIX since the headquarters of several federal organizations are located there. The existence of network intersection points such as the FIX in Brasília is fundamental for the good functioning of the Internet, for it allows a set of independent networks to operate and exchange information in a harmonic and decentralized way, forming the worldwide web.

This is not the first intersection point with Intelig, but it is the first managed by RNP and with an agreement made directly by the parties. "We make peering with Intelig through the point of traffic exchange (PTE) of the ANSP Network, in São Paulo, and RSIX, the PTE of RNP's Point of Presence in Rio Grande do Sul, but, in these cases, we are just participants," explains Ari Frazão Júnior, manager of RNP's Engineering and Operation Center. The new link with Intelig was activated with the collaboration of the staff of the PoP-DF, RNP's Point of Presence in Distrito Federal.

Faster communication with main commercial backbone

The communication capacity between RNP's and Embratel's backbones reached 120 Mbps. On December 4, in Rio de Janeiro, a 50 Mbps link was made between the two networks. The other points where RNP and Embratel exchange traffic are located in São Paulo and Brasília. The first one was broadened to 50 Mbps this May, while the second has had 20 Mbps since its inauguration, in September 2000.

In general, the data exchange between the two networks is balanced. From RNP's point of view, the entrance rate is higher on workdays, getting inverted on weekends. RNP's network also exchanges data with other academic and commercial networks, such as Rede Rio (Faperj), ANSP (Fapesp), Intelig and Global One. Those interested in establishing peering with RNP2 backbone must, besides having their own autonomous system (ASN), implant and maintain the traffic exchange circuits, ensuring the performance of the interlinking connections, as well as provide connectivity in routing equipment that supports the BGP-4 routing protocol for traffic exchange and is appropriate to the speed of the link established.

[RNP, 11.19.2002]