[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2024-5: Rewrite of NRPM Section 4.4 Micro-Allocation

[Richard Laager]

On 2024-05-29 00:22, Owen DeLong via ARIN-PPML wrote:
> there are at least a couple of IXPs that are considering (if not 
> implemented) the elimination of 802.3z and moved up to 802.3ae as a 
> minimum IX connection.

MICE is officially dropping 1G (on MICE operated switches). The relevant 
participants have been notified. We are dropping our 1G switches at the 
same time (or shortly before) we move cabinets and install a new 400G 
switch.


> I think the days of every IX offering 1Gpbs connections are certainly 
> numbered as 10G becomes ever cheaper to implement.
I agree. In MICE's case, there were 3 participants on the MICE-operated 
switches using 1G. There are another 3 on remote switches.


Interestingly, while the Open-IX website [1] says, "Minimum port speeds 
of 1GE and 10GE", the actual document [2] says, "The IXP MUST offer IEEE 
802.3 Ethernet connectivity on a common switch infrastructure. Service 
offerings MAY be available at any IEEE defined rate".

[1] 
https://www.oix.org/standards-and-certifications/ixp-oix-1-certification/

[2] 
https://storage.googleapis.com/website-v4_media/documents/IXPTechnicalRequirements2016.10.19.pdf

-- 
Richard
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