RemIX: A Distributed Internet Exchange for Remote and Rural Networks

William Waites; James  Sweet; Roger  Baig; Peter Buneman; Marwan Fayed; Gordon  Hughes; Michael Fourman; Richard Simmons

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, Michael Fourman, Richard Simmons

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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	Proceedings of the 2016 workshop on Global Access to the Internet for All (GAIA '16)
Place of Publication	Florianópolis, Brazil
Publisher	ACM
Pages	25-30
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-4423-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2940157.2940162
Publication status	Published - 22 Aug 2016
Event	ACM SIGCOMM Global Access to the Internet for All Workshop 2016 - Florianópolis, Brazil Duration: 26 Aug 2016 → 26 Aug 2016 http://conferences.sigcomm.org/sigcomm/2016/gaia.php

Conference

Conference	ACM SIGCOMM Global Access to the Internet for All Workshop 2016
Abbreviated title	SIGCOMM'16
Country/Territory	Brazil
City	Florianópolis
Period	26/08/16 → 26/08/16
Internet address	http://conferences.sigcomm.org/sigcomm/2016/gaia.php

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Scotland’s RemIX Internet Exchange Wins 2016 EU Broadband Award
William Waites
16/11/16
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Peter Buneman
- opbinf.ed.acuk
Person: Academic: Research Active

European Broadband Awards - Future-proof and quality of service
Waites, William (Recipient), Sweet, James (Recipient), Baig, Roger (Recipient), Buneman, Peter (Recipient), Fayed, Marwan M (Recipient) & Hughes, Gordon (Recipient), 14 Nov 2016
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Waites, W, Sweet, J, Baig, R, Buneman, P, Fayed, M, Hughes, G, Fourman, M & Simmons, R 2016, RemIX: A Distributed Internet Exchange for Remote and Rural Networks. in Proceedings of the 2016 workshop on Global Access to the Internet for All (GAIA '16). ACM, Florianópolis, Brazil, pp. 25-30, ACM SIGCOMM Global Access to the Internet for All Workshop 2016, Florianópolis, Brazil, 26/08/16. https://doi.org/10.1145/2940157.2940162

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RemIX: A Distributed Internet Exchange for Remote and Rural Networks

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