[connect-bof] Charter DRAFT for Interconnect Working Group

Hi

The connect BOF has a slot next week in Warsaw. The organizer group has
prepared this  DRAFT charter for the proposed working group. Please comment

"Draft Charter Interconnection Working Group

The Working Group Will:


   - Facilitate discussions about interconnect for Internet purposes,
   covering Layer 1-8
   - Raise awareness in the community about Interconnection and the role
   this plays for the Global Internet
   - Educate policymakers/regulation in how the interconnects works
   - Act as knowledge-base for interconnect related questions



The activities of the workign group to achieve the goals are:



   - Present and discuss topics related to IP interconnections at the RIPE
   Working Groups Meetings
   - Discuss topics related to IP Interconnections on the working-group
   mailing list
   - Monitor and take part in discussions in related working groups - like
   the coorporation wg and the routing wg
   - Actively seek to take part in IP interconnection discussions taking
   place outside of the community


Topics for the working group include but are not limited to:



   - IP interconnection
   - Voice & Data (IPX/GRX)
   - Regulation and the Internet
   - State of the Internet
   - New development in the IXP landscape (not marketing)
   - EURO-IX slot about ISP tools and where to find IXP status
   - Data center ecosystem
   - Interconnecting best practices
   - Interconnections in emerging markets
   - Technical topics related to interconnections
   - Cross border, terrestrial and undersea cables"


Cheers,

Nina
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