RemIX: a distributed internet exchange for remote and rural networks

William Waites; James Sweet; Roger Baig; Peter Buneman; Marwan Fayed; Gordon Hughes

doi:10.1145/2940157.2940162

RemIX: a distributed internet exchange for remote and rural networks

William Waites^*, James Sweet, Roger Baig, Peter Buneman, Marwan Fayed, Gordon Hughes

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Abstract

The Internet Exchange Point (IXP), an Ethernet fabric central to the structure of the global Internet, is largely absent from community-driven collaborative network infrastructure. IXPs exist in central, typically urban, environments where strong network infrastructure ensures high levels of connectivity. Between rural and remote networks, separated by distance and terrain, no such infrastructure exists. In this paper we present RemIX a distributed IXP architecture designed for the community network environment. We examine this praxis using an implementation in Scotland, with suggestions for future development and research.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	GAIA 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 Global Access to the Internet for All Workshop, Part of SIGCOMM 2016
Pages	25-30
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2940157.2940162
Publication status	Published - 22 Aug 2016
Event	2016 ACM SIGCOMM Global Access to the Internet for All Workshop, GAIA 2016, Part of SIGCOMM 2016 - Florianopolis, Brazil Duration: 22 Aug 2016 → 26 Aug 2016

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Name	GAIA 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 Global Access to the Internet for All Workshop, Part of SIGCOMM 2016

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Conference	2016 ACM SIGCOMM Global Access to the Internet for All Workshop, GAIA 2016, Part of SIGCOMM 2016
Country/Territory	Brazil
City	Florianopolis
Period	22/08/16 → 26/08/16

Funding

This project is supported by the University of Edinburgh, by the Scottish Government and by local indus- tries including Marine Harvest Scotland and Benchmark Holdings. During an incubation period, WHIX is jointly operated by HUBS and the University of Edinburgh.

Keywords

community broadband
internet exchanges (IXP)
broadband
BGP
network architectures
wireless access networks

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Waites, W., Sweet, J., Baig, R., Buneman, P., Fayed, M., & Hughes, G. (2016). RemIX: a distributed internet exchange for remote and rural networks. In GAIA 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 Global Access to the Internet for All Workshop, Part of SIGCOMM 2016 (pp. 25-30). (GAIA 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 Global Access to the Internet for All Workshop, Part of SIGCOMM 2016). https://doi.org/10.1145/2940157.2940162

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Waites, W, Sweet, J, Baig, R, Buneman, P, Fayed, M & Hughes, G 2016, RemIX: a distributed internet exchange for remote and rural networks. in GAIA 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 Global Access to the Internet for All Workshop, Part of SIGCOMM 2016. GAIA 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 Global Access to the Internet for All Workshop, Part of SIGCOMM 2016, pp. 25-30, 2016 ACM SIGCOMM Global Access to the Internet for All Workshop, GAIA 2016, Part of SIGCOMM 2016, Florianopolis, Brazil, 22/08/16. https://doi.org/10.1145/2940157.2940162

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Waites W, Sweet J, Baig R, Buneman P, Fayed M, Hughes G. RemIX: a distributed internet exchange for remote and rural networks. In GAIA 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 Global Access to the Internet for All Workshop, Part of SIGCOMM 2016. 2016. p. 25-30. (GAIA 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 Global Access to the Internet for All Workshop, Part of SIGCOMM 2016). doi: 10.1145/2940157.2940162

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