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<DIV id=idOWAReplyText68699 dir=ltr>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I can not keep up with you
guys!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>by the way, I've tried few from Doha-IX
site, (<A href="http://www.doha-ix.qa">www.doha-ix.qa</A>), I found some
interesting results, however, since you guys are the expert, I need you to tell
me how efficient it is to use Doha-IX site for such measurement.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>
<P><B>Router:</B> Doha-IX <BR><B>Command:</B> traceroute www.kt.com.kw
<P><PRE><CODE>
Tracing the route to ns.kt.com.kw (195.226.228.4)
1 198.32.72.33 0 msec 0 msec 0 msec
2 195.229.28.13 [AS <A onmouseover="window.status='Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (RIPE)'; return true" href="http://www.ripe.net/perl/whois?AS8961" target=_lookup>8961</A>] 12 msec 8 msec 12 msec
3 dxb-emix-ra.ge6303.emix.ae (195.229.31.99) [AS <A onmouseover="window.status='Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (RIPE)'; return true" href="http://www.ripe.net/perl/whois?AS8961" target=_lookup>8961</A>] 12 msec 12 msec 12 msec
4 195.229.31.74 [AS <A onmouseover="window.status='Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (RIPE)'; return true" href="http://www.ripe.net/perl/whois?AS8961" target=_lookup>8961</A>] 12 msec
195.229.31.107 [AS <A onmouseover="window.status='Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (RIPE)'; return true" href="http://www.ripe.net/perl/whois?AS8961" target=_lookup>8961</A>] 12 msec
195.229.31.74 [AS <A onmouseover="window.status='Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (RIPE)'; return true" href="http://www.ripe.net/perl/whois?AS8961" target=_lookup>8961</A>] 12 msec
5 195.229.29.58 [AS <A onmouseover="window.status='Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (RIPE)'; return true" href="http://www.ripe.net/perl/whois?AS8961" target=_lookup>8961</A>] 24 msec 20 msec 24 msec
6 62.150.200.2 [AS <A onmouseover="window.status='QualityNet AS number (RIPE)'; return true" href="http://www.ripe.net/perl/whois?AS9155" target=_lookup>9155</A>] 24 msec 20 msec 24 msec
7 ns.kt.com.kw (195.226.228.4) [AS <A onmouseover="window.status='QualityNet AS number (RIPE)'; return true" href="http://www.ripe.net/perl/whois?AS9155" target=_lookup>9155</A>] 24 msec 24 msec 24 msec
</CODE></PRE><PRE><CODE>Could find way to obtain the test for other just getting *'s, you may try.</CODE></PRE><PRE><CODE></CODE> </PRE><PRE><CODE>regards</CODE></PRE></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> ncc-regional-middle-east-admin@ripe.net on
behalf of Malik Awan<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wed 5/24/2006 1:28 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Salman
Al-Mannai; 'Fahad AlShirawi'; 'Saleem Albalooshi'<BR><B>Cc:</B> 'John Leong';
ncc-regional-middle-east@ripe.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:
[ncc-regional-middle-east] Regional Peering<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Assalaom Alekum to
all,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Good discussion, and
nice to see many perspectives on regional peering. Does anyone have a map
of existing IP connectivity in the GCC region (showing all Peering/ Transit
arrangements) along with the latency, Router hops and AS-Path counts for traffic
within GCC providers? Also, how much traffic gets exchanged among the GCC
providers? Such data would be very useful to make a business case and show
the value proposition. Please see attached excel spreadsheet for a matrix
template.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Below are some
traceroutes to few destinations in the GCC countries. This gives some
indication of how traffic is routing from Qatar to others in the region, others
are welcome to share their traceroutes.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To keep the traces
short, I have trimmed first four hops, as those are internal and less
relevant.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">==============QATAR-TO-UAE==================</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">C:\>tracert
www.etisalat.co.ae</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Tracing route
to www.etisalat.ae [213.42.25.85]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">over a maximum
of 30 hops:</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
5 2 ms 1
ms 1 ms 82.148.96.206</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
6 1 ms 1
ms 1 ms 82.148.96.66</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
7 1 ms 1
ms 1 ms 82.148.96.162</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
8 1 ms 1
ms 1 ms 198.32.72.33</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
9 339 ms 340 ms 340 ms
195.229.28.13</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 10
356 ms 356 ms 360 ms dxb-emix-rb.ge130.emix.ae
[195.229.31.66]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 11
358 ms 353 ms 365 ms
195.229.0.90</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 12
340 ms 345 ms 345 ms 213.42.0.51</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 13
339 ms 333 ms 357 ms
213.42.25.85</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Trace
complete.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">==============QATAR-TO-KUWAIT================</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">c:\>tracert
www.kt.com.kw</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Tracing route
to kt.com.kw [195.226.228.4]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">over a maximum
of 30 hops:</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
5 2 ms 1
ms 1 ms 82.148.96.206</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
6 2 ms 1
ms 1 ms 82.148.96.66</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
7 1 ms 2
ms 1 ms 82.148.96.162</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
8 1 ms 1
ms 1 ms 198.32.72.33</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
9 339 ms 339 ms 339 ms
195.229.28.13</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 10
371 ms 356 ms 356 ms dxb-emix-ra.ge1302.emix.ae
[195.229.31.67]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 11
333 ms 362 ms 358 ms
195.229.31.107</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 12
223 ms 223 ms 223 ms
195.229.29.58</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 13
225 ms 225 ms 227 ms
62.150.200.2</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 14
228 ms 227 ms 227 ms ns1.qnethosting.com
[195.226.228.4]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Trace
complete.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">==============QATAR-TO-OMAN==================</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">C:\>tracert
omantel.net.om</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Tracing route
to omantel.net.om [212.72.23.54]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">over a maximum
of 30 hops:</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
5 1 ms 1
ms 1 ms 82.148.96.137</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
6 1 ms 1
ms 1 ms 82.148.96.202</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
7 63 ms 3 ms 1
ms 82.148.97.66</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
8 2 ms 2
ms 2 ms 212.77.200.169</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
9 231 ms 231 ms 259 ms
r42-doha.netw.qatar.net.qa [212.77.201.42]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 10
234 ms 231 ms 233 ms
softbank219058126017.bbtec.net [219.58.126.17]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 11
232 ms 231 ms 233 ms
if-9-0.mcore3.NJY-Newark.teleglobe.net [216.6.57.45]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 12
231 ms 238 ms 232 ms
if-1-0.core1.NJY-Newark.teleglobe.net [216.6.57.2]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 13
* 233 ms 232 ms
if-0-0-0.bb2.NJY-Newark.teleglobe.net [207.45.221.37]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 14
232 ms 232 ms 232 ms
ix-4-0-0.bb2.NJY-Newark.Teleglobe.net [64.86.230.26]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 15
447 ms 445 ms 446 ms
82.178.32.153</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 16
447 ms 445 ms 446 ms
82.178.32.85</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 17
446 ms 445 ms 447 ms
62.231.254.162</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 18
460 ms 447 ms 445 ms webhost.omantel.net.om
[212.72.23.54]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Trace
complete.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">==============QATAR-TO-SAUDI
ARABIA===========</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">C:\>tracert
www.astra.com.sa</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Tracing route
to www.astra.com.sa [212.12.160.12]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">over a maximum
of 30 hops:</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
5 1 ms 1
ms 1 ms 82.148.96.137</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
6 1 ms 1
ms 1 ms 82.148.96.202</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
7 3 ms 3
ms 5 ms 82.148.97.66</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
8 2 ms 2
ms 2 ms 212.77.200.169</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
9 232 ms 232 ms 232 ms
r42-doha.netw.qatar.net.qa [212.77.201.42]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 10
231 ms 259 ms 232 ms
softbank219058126017.bbtec.net [219.58.126.17]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 11
* 244 ms 232 ms
if-6-0.mcore4.NJY-Newark.teleglobe.net [216.6.63.33]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 12
233 ms 232 ms 233 ms
ix-3-0.core1.NJY-Newark.Teleglobe.net [64.86.84.178]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 13
349 ms 349 ms 348 ms
pal6-pal8-racc1.pal.seabone.net [195.22.218.211]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 14
911 ms 935 ms 1002 ms
customer-side-saudi-telecom-kacst-1-sa-pal6.pal.seabone.net
[195.22.197.198]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 15
896 ms 907 ms 904 ms vlan1.ruh-acc4.isu.net.sa
[212.138.112.23]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 16
* 901 ms 910 ms
nour.ruh-cust.isu.net.sa [212.26.19.54]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 17
904 ms 904 ms 908 ms mx2.nournet.com.sa
[212.12.160.12]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Trace
complete.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">==============QATAR-TO-BAHRAIN===========</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">C:\>tracert
www.banagas.com.bh</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Tracing route
to www.banagas.com.bh [193.188.101.18]</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">over a maximum
of 30 hops:</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
5 1 ms 1
ms 1 ms 82.148.96.137</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
6 2 ms 2
ms 2 ms 82.148.96.181</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
7 1 ms 1
ms 1 ms 82.148.96.254</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
8 218 ms 220 ms 221 ms
212.77.216.254</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
9 215 ms 224 ms 221 ms
217.17.233.69</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 10
221 ms 250 ms 215 ms
217.17.233.69</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 11
732 ms 670 ms 682 ms
193.188.104.46</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 12
691 ms 773 ms 666 ms
193.188.101.2</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> 13
586 ms 585 ms 547 ms
193.188.101.18</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Trace
complete.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">=====================================================</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Best
regards,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Malik
Awan</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
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style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: blue 1.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">
<DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
<HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2>
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
ncc-regional-middle-east-admin@ripe.net
[mailto:ncc-regional-middle-east-admin@ripe.net] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Salman Al-Mannai<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, May 24, 2006 1:01
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Fahad AlShirawi; Saleem
Albalooshi<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> John Leong;
ncc-regional-middle-east@ripe.net<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [ncc-regional-middle-east]
Regional Peering</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<DIV id=idOWAReplyText82219>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Furthermore,
</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">John has illustrated an extreme case
of the little intra traffic, that may not prove the economy of the peering, I
think the reason is:</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1. most of the Web sites are hosted
in the use (99% of them !), why? simply because, web hosting is offered much
cheaper, abandons of bandwidth, etc. my focus here is on the abandons of
bandwidth.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2. there is no simple mean by which
we can identify the traffic whither it is destined to a neighbor or outside -
without a detailed analysis, so we are not in a position to tell how much
traffic we are exchange among each other.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3. Key contents providers are
hosting their contents in places outside, mainly for political reasons, but many
for technical reasons, I'm sure if that technical limitation is lifted, we might
see at least 50% of contents providers coming back home.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">-- let us have the chicken that lays
the eggs (make'em gold please).</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">regards</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
<HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2>
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
ncc-regional-middle-east-admin@ripe.net on behalf of Salman
Al-Mannai<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wed 5/24/2006
12:44 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Fahad AlShirawi;
Saleem Albalooshi<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> John
Leong; ncc-regional-middle-east@ripe.net<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [ncc-regional-middle-east]
Regional Peering</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV id=idOWAReplyText38046>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks Fahad,
</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I feel we need to physically get
together and have real serious discussions on how to go
forward.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The issue pertaining to 'tracert':
my analogy is that the traffic may not flow through the shortest route, rather
the optimum, this is one, two, I don't find 2 MB between UAE and Bahrain, or any
two countries for that matter, is something good to celebrate for, this is the
bandwidth I have at home. I sometimes find the reports produced by MRTG are
missleading , the bottem line, FOG is already in place, and I can confidently
say, it is accoumilating 'age' ea. wasted bandwidth.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We have so far, managed to peer with
UAE (Qtel <-> Etisalat) over DS3 (45 Mbs) - I still find it too
little, perhaps we upgrade to STM-1, or even STM-4 if someone can initiate
more applications (such as e-gov, e-trade with businesses in both countries,
media stuff, etc.), Abdulla Hashem from eCompany and myslef have tried to
initiate the same with BIX, that has not completed yet!.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The idea is let us just have that
thick pipe among GCC in place, and we let the business to realize its potential
and start filling it up, I'm sure there are many marketing guys out there who
will find it a business opportunity and will probably come back to us for
more.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">regards</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
<HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2>
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Fahad
AlShirawi [mailto:Fahad@2connectbahrain.com]<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wed 5/24/2006 12:30 PM<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Salman Al-Mannai; 'Saleem
Albalooshi'<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> 'John Leong';
ncc-regional-middle-east@ripe.net<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [ncc-regional-middle-east]
Regional Peering</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Salman,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We have indeed
discussed those contents and this approach. I think I agree with you and your
proposal more than any other. It is the best setup overall and allows for
significant diversity in the connectivity and the peering arrangements.
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Saleem,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The issue is not if
there exists a peering link. Yes, it is there. However, as I sit here in Bahrain
and <SPAN class=spelle>tracert</SPAN> a site in the UAE, I still go via the US.
I don’t think this is because the setup is not right. I think it is simply
because a 2Mbps peering link cannot handle the volume of traffic that needs to
flow in between our countries. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Of course, I have no
statistics on usage of those links and I don’t put the full blame on the
bandwidth, but I do think we need to do something about it. I’m seconding <SPAN
class=spelle>Salman’s</SPAN> proposal and saying we don’t need to wait for a GCC
telecom committee to get together to do this. Especially since not everyone
involved is a member of such a committee.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regards,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=grame><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Fahad.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Salman
Al-Mannai [mailto:salmannai@ict.gov.qa] <BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> 24 May 2006 11:10<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Saleem Albalooshi; Fahad
AlShirawi<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> John Leong;
ncc-regional-middle-east@ripe.net<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [ncc-regional-middle-east]
Regional Peering</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<DIV id=idOWAReplyText44658>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=black
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear
Saleem and Fahad,</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I do understand Fahad's concenrs,
that is why I'm for the IX-IX peering appraoch in the GCC, this matter has been
pursued by Saleem and Mr. Aabdulla Hashem. however, we still need some political
levrage in order to proceed (ea. to be put on the agenda of one of the GCC
telecom committees, and then to be enforced by the respective
regulator).</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">second, the idea of pursuing a
NAP/NSP, this is purely a commercial descission that is typically
assessed from financial feasiblity perspective, while peering will make
sense for the obvious reasons that have been mentioned in several
ocasions.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I also don't find it proper to
establish one common place for peer-ers to exchange traffic (ea. GCC IXP) while
it may save on linking costs, it may also become an operational burden on the
host, and may again add to the cost. my suggestion is to have adjacent peering
among niebourghing operators (ex.
Oman<->UAE<->Qatar<->Bahrain<->Kuwait<->Saudi
Arabia<->Oman - back)</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I don't meen to set you back by
mentioning the above, I just wanted to illusterate situation, I've already
passed a presentation (which was done in part by Saleem, he has already given
references to his past work on this) which I don't mind sharing with you, if
Saleem does not mind.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">NB: Fahad, we have already discussed
the contents of the presentation in January.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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ncc-regional-middle-east-admin@ripe.net on behalf of Saleem
Albalooshi<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wed 5/24/2006
12:58 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Fahad
AlShirawi<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> 'John Leong';
ncc-regional-middle-east@ripe.net<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [ncc-regional-middle-east]
Regional Peering</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Dear Fahad,<BR>Thank
you very much for your valuable participation.<BR><BR>The good new is that all
the main ISP's in the GCC countries are already<BR>interconnected since
2004.<BR><BR>Below are some documents that may help in understanding the
peering<BR>status between the GCC countries.<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.gcc-itrc.ae/en/Meetings/first/Presentations.html">http://www.gcc-itrc.ae/en/Meetings/first/Presentations.html</A><BR><A
href="http://www.gcc-itrc.ae/wgs/ae_kw.html">http://www.gcc-itrc.ae/wgs/ae_kw.html</A><BR><A
href="http://www.gcc-itrc.ae/Files/gcc_peering_update.ppt">http://www.gcc-itrc.ae/Files/gcc_peering_update.ppt</A><BR><BR>What
I now is that Etisalat has built an excellent peering connectivity<BR>with most
of the countries in the region, for example:<BR>1. All GCC countries (Saudi,
Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman)<BR>2. India<BR>3. Singapore<BR>4. Malaysia<BR>5.
Cypris<BR>6. Taiwan<BR>7. Japan<BR>8. Hong Kong<BR>9. Sudan<BR>Also with some
international Exchange points i.e LINEX and NYIIX.<BR><BR>and Much more,<BR>Mr.
Moeen Aqrabawi, could you please help in updating us on the status<BR>of the
Peering connectivity from the UAE.<BR><BR>We need to here from other members in
this list on the peering<BR>connectivity from their countries.<BR><BR>Best
Regards,<BR>Saleem<BR>UAEnic<BR><BR>Fahad AlShirawi wrote:<BR><BR>>My first
contribution to this mailing list:<BR>><BR>>John,<BR>><BR>>While I
definitely agree with your assessment, there are issues in the<BR>>GCC that
sadly make peering a dream we are all waiting for but are very<BR>>unlikely
to realize any time soon. On one hand, the PTTs are all looking<BR>>to peer
with each other, while at the same time are wary of each other.<BR>>The only
two countries I know off that have appropriate direct peering<BR>>are the
Emarites and Qatar. Even that is only something I heard and I am<BR>>not
actually sure off. In any case, when a new player indicates interest<BR>>in a
peering arrangement, the propose IP Transit. It's the mentality of:<BR>>We
are big and you are small, why do you need peering? Just take IP<BR>>Transit
from us.<BR>><BR>>On the other hand, bandwidth to the US, once you hit a
landing point, is<BR>>a lot cheaper than bandwidth controlled by monopolies
in the GCC. There<BR>>are no IRUs currently between GCC countries and the
first cable system<BR>>of its kind that will allow someone other than the
monopolies to own<BR>>capacity is... Well, Falcon, but god knows when Falcon
will be complete.<BR>>It's over a year late now. Additionally, in some
countries, because FLAG<BR>>partnered with the PTTs there, they will not sell
capacity directly to a<BR>>competitor of the PTT but will leave it up to the
PTT to control. Their<BR>>argument, said in private, is that they can't anger
their partners by<BR>>selling to a competitor of theirs. Publicly, their
position is this: You<BR>>don't need the capacity. We are trying to help you.
Don't take it.<BR>><BR>>When you insist you do, you are
ignored.<BR>><BR>>As to the NAP issue, there are people working on
building one and then<BR>>attempting to attract the business. I know Mr.
Ahmad AlHujairi who I<BR>>believe is a member of this list is doing just that
with Gulf Gateway<BR>>Internet. I wish them all the luck and success. I would
like to see this<BR>>happen and I would like to see peering become a reality.
Still, I think<BR>>they are a long way away from that kind of
success.<BR>><BR>>In any case, so far, I feel that STC in Saudi is the
most open to<BR>>negotiations and
discussion.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>Regards,<BR>><BR>><BR>>Fahad.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>-----Original
Message-----<BR>>From: ncc-regional-middle-east-admin@ripe.net<BR>>[<A
href="mailto:ncc-regional-middle-east-admin@ripe.net">mailto:ncc-regional-middle-east-admin@ripe.net</A>]
On Behalf Of John Leong<BR>>Sent: 22 May 2006 11:58<BR>>To: Saleem
Albalooshi; ncc-regional-middle-east@ripe.net<BR>>Subject: Re:
[ncc-regional-middle-east] Regional Peering<BR>><BR>><BR>>Sorry for the
late response. Yes, it is totally inefficient
(and<BR>>strange)<BR>>to have traffic between the GCC countries to go
through the US.<BR>><BR>>Not only will it add latency you are also
unecessary using up some very<BR>>expensive long haul bandwidth.
BTW: On latency, while the longer round<BR>><BR>>trip propagation
delay is clearly a factor, the real pain is additional<BR>>router hops.
Routers are real nasty since besides queueing delay,
they<BR>>are<BR>>congestion points. The impact of packet loss [on
TCP] is orders of<BR>>magnitude more than any propagation delay, since you
will have to pay<BR>>the<BR>>direct penality of time out [to discover you
have lost a packet] as well<BR>>as<BR>>suffer longer term side effect of
having you transmission window<BR>>reduced.<BR>><BR>>In any event, you
should peer with each other within the GCC. From<BR>>engineering point
of view, NAP makes a lot of sense.
However,<BR>>practically,<BR>>most of the ISPs do bi-lateral rather than
multilateral peering at a<BR>>single<BR>>location so the NAP's role is
somewhat diminished.<BR>><BR>>Best
regards,<BR>>John<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>----- Original Message
-----<BR>>From: "Saleem Albalooshi" <saleem@nic.ae><BR>>To:
<ncc-regional-middle-east@ripe.net><BR>>Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 2:26
AM<BR>>Subject: [ncc-regional-middle-east] Regional
Peering<BR>><BR>><BR>> <BR>><BR>>>Dear
All,<BR>>>Kindly find below a writeup about the importance of
establishing<BR>>> <BR>>><BR>>peering<BR>> <BR>><BR>>>connectivity
between the regional ISP's, please feel free to
correct<BR>>> <BR>>><BR>>or<BR>> <BR>><BR>>>comment
on any technical or linguistic information in the
writeup<BR>>> <BR>>><BR>>below.<BR>> <BR>><BR>>>Saleem
Al-Balooshi<BR>>>UAEnic<BR>>><BR>>> <BR>>><BR>>------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>>-----------------<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> <BR>></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><PRE style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">******************************************************************</SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The information in this email and any attachments thereto, may</SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">contain information that is confidential, protected by</SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">intellectual property rights, and may be legally privileged. 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