The document discusses various criteria for evaluating IP transit providers, including cost, latency, and infrastructure. It provides latency test results for different providers to destinations around the world from Singapore. It also gives sample costs for IP transit connections from Bangladesh to London via different routes and providers. The best providers are those with the lowest latency and cost.

1. IP
Transit
:
Simple
Math-­‐Simple
Calcula7on
Simon
Sohel
Baroi
Sr.
Manager,
ITC-­‐IIG,
Fiber@Home
bdNOG2,
Cox’s
Bazar,
Bangladesh

2. IP
Transit
–
The
Main
Criteria:
2
§ TOP-­‐10
Providers
from
–
Cost
Comparison.
§ Latency
§ Infrastructure
§ Theory
of
Success

3. Top
Providers
IP
Transit

4. The
TOP
TEN
List
of
2013
:
4
A
Baker’s
Dozen,
2013
Edi7on
hNp://research.dyn.com/2014/01/bakers-­‐dozen-­‐2013-­‐ediTon/#!preNyPhoto

5. Connec7ng
Level
3
@
Telehouse
East
London
:
5
§ Capacity
:
STM-­‐16
(
POS
Port
)
§ Data
Center
:
Telehouse
East
London
§ Submarine
:
Sea-­‐Me-­‐We-­‐4
§ Last
Mile
Provider
:
XYZ
§ IP
Port
:
Level3
(AS3356)
Project
:
DHAKA
-­‐
LONDON

6. Connec7ng
Level
3
@
Telehouse
East
London
:
6
Cost
:
Item
Quan7ty
Cost
(USD)
Dhaka-­‐Cox‘s
Bazar
Landing
StaTon
STM-­‐16
11,538.00
Cox’s
Bazar
towards
Chennai
Half
Circuit
STM-­‐16
22,051.28
Chennai
to
London
TELEHOUSE
East
STM-­‐16
15,000.00
Level
3
IP
port
3,500.00
TOTAL
COST
52,089.28
Per
Mbps
Cost
:
21.70
USD

7. Submarine
Cable
Connec7vity
at
Bangladesh
:
7
Benapole
Submarine
Cable
:
Sea-­‐Me-­‐We
4
Operator
:
Bangladesh
Submarine
Cable
Company
Limited
(BSCCL
)
Terrestrial
Cable
:
At
Benapole
Border

8. Beyond
5
posi7on
:
8
A
Baker’s
Dozen,
2013
Edi7on
hNp://research.dyn.com/2014/01/bakers-­‐dozen-­‐2013-­‐ediTon/#!preNyPhoto

9. Connec7ng
TATA
Communica7on:
9
Cost
:
Item
Quan7ty
Cost
(USD)
Dhaka
–
Chennai
with
STM-­‐16
IP
PORT
STM-­‐16
36,000.00
TOTAL
COST
36,000.00
Per
Mbps
Cost
:
15.00
USD

10. Difference
:
10
IPv4
:
Telstra
Global
Pacnet
Global
Ltd
Hurricane
Electric,
Inc.
IPv6
:
Telstra
Global
Pacnet
Global
Ltd
Hurricane
Electric,
Inc.
Hong
Kong
Internet
Exchange

11. Difference
:
11
New
York
New
York
252
ms
263
ms

12. Latency
IP
Transit
§ Lowest
Latency
-­‐
Best
Provider

13. Latency
:
13
Country
IP
NTT
PCCW
AIRTEL
Australia
27.111.64.200
358
192
247
Bhutan
202.144.128.210
285
220
366
Canada
95.128.201.97
339
268
279
China
216.38.54.184
177
252
270
France
77.67.2.100
341
281
330
Germany
64.64.3.129
251
256
242
Hong
Kong
58.64.128.100
126
40
188
India
111.125.136.100
342
168
84
Italy
46.105.189.33
272
276
238
Japan
218.40.163.121
118
120
112
Korea
59.86.192.100
150
148
295
Malaysia
216.6.121.100
382
8
344
Pakistan
58.27.183.226
303
136
106
Qatar
37.210.100.100
152
232
366
Saudi
Arab
31.166.100.100
177
548
321
Singapore
103.1.172.100
3
4
1.196
UAE
79.98.120.193
128
128
95
UK
77.75.108.134
354
304
197
USA
68.170.50.118
226
252
202
From
Singapore

14. Latency
:
14
Country
IP
NTT
PCCW
AIRTEL
Australia
27.111.64.200
358
192
247
Bhutan
202.144.128.210
285
220
366
Canada
95.128.201.97
339
268
279
China
216.38.54.184
177
252
270
France
77.67.2.100
341
281
330
Germany
64.64.3.129
251
256
242
Hong
Kong
58.64.128.100
126
40
188
India
111.125.136.100
342
168
84
Italy
46.105.189.33
272
276
238
Japan
218.40.163.121
118
120
112
Korea
59.86.192.100
150
148
295
Malaysia
216.6.121.100
382
8
344
Pakistan
58.27.183.226
303
136
106
Qatar
37.210.100.100
152
232
366
Saudi
Arab
31.166.100.100
177
548
321
Singapore
103.1.172.100
3
4
1.196
UAE
79.98.120.193
128
128
95
UK
77.75.108.134
354
304
197
USA
68.170.50.118
226
252
202
From
Singapore
379

15. Infrastructure
IP
Transit

16. HOP
Distance
:
16
Country
IP
NTT
PCCW
Hop
Own
Hop
Hop
Own
Hop
Australia
27.111.64.200
10
4
40%
11
3
27%
Bhutan
202.144.128.210
9
4
44%
10
2
20%
Canada
95.128.201.97
7
4
57%
4
1
25%
China
216.38.54.184
6
4
67%
5
5
100%
France
77.67.2.100
7
4
57%
4
1
25%
Germany
64.64.3.129
4
1
25%
5
5
100%
Hong
Kong
58.64.128.100
8
4
50%
6
2
33%
India
111.125.136.100
15
6
40%
11
3
27%
Italy
46.105.189.33
10
1
10%
9
2
22%
Japan
218.40.163.121
16
4
25%
8
3
38%
Korea
59.86.192.100
13
2
15%
7
5
71%
Malaysia
216.6.121.100
10
4
40%
6
3
50%
Pakistan
58.27.183.226
13
1
8%
10
2
20%
Qatar
37.210.100.100
4
2
50%
5
2
40%
Saudi
Arab
31.166.100.100
5
4
80%
10
2
20%
Singapore
103.1.172.100
6
1
17%
7
2
29%
UAE
79.98.120.193
5
1
20%
6
2
33%
UK
77.75.108.134
6
5
83%
15
5
33%
USA
68.170.50.118
9
5
56%
9
4
44%
From
Singapore

17. Path
Covered
by
the
Operators
:
17
Country
IP
NTT
PCCW
Latency
Own
Network
Other
Network
Own
Path
Latency
Own
Network
Other
Network
Own
Path
Australia
27.111.64.200
358
177
181
49%
192
4
188
2%
Bhutan
202.144.128.210
285
140
145
49%
220
12
208
5%
Canada
95.128.201.97
339
181
158
53%
268
4
264
1%
China
216.38.54.184
177
168
9
95%
252
252
0
100%
France
77.67.2.100
341
200
141
59%
281
4
277
1%
Germany
64.64.3.129
251
20
231
8%
256
256
0
100%
Hong
Kong
58.64.128.100
126
114
12
90%
40
32
8
80%
India
111.125.136.100
342
253
89
74%
168
1
167
1%
Italy
46.105.189.33
272
2
270
1%
276
4
272
1%
Japan
218.40.163.121
118
83
35
70%
120
68
52
57%
Korea
59.86.192.100
150
66
84
44%
148
112
36
76%
Malaysia
216.6.121.100
382
175
207
46%
8
4
4
50%
Pakistan
58.27.183.226
303
3
300
1%
136
20
116
15%
Qatar
37.210.100.100
152
2
150
1%
232
208
24
90%
Saudi
Arab
31.166.100.100
177
161
16
91%
548
4
544
1%
Singapore
103.1.172.100
3
1
2
33%
4
1
3
25%
UAE
79.98.120.193
128
1
127
1%
128
4
124
3%
UK
77.75.108.134
354
348
6
98%
304
178
126
59%
USA
68.170.50.118
226
147
79
65%
252
232
20
92%
From
Singapore

18. Path
Covered
by
the
Operators
:
18
traceroute
to
77.75.108.134
(77.75.108.134),
30
hops
max,
40
byte
packets
1
ae-­‐3.r24.tokyjp05.jp.bb.gin.nN.net
(129.250.7.34)
65.084
ms
65.915
ms
65.505
ms
MPLS
Label=797842
CoS=0
TTL=1
S=0
MPLS
Label=327264
CoS=0
TTL=1
S=1
2
ae-­‐7.r22.osakjp02.jp.bb.gin.nN.net
(129.250.3.220)
76.279
ms
78.250
ms
79.877
ms
MPLS
Label=450771
CoS=0
TTL=1
S=0
MPLS
Label=327264
CoS=0
TTL=2
S=1
3
ae-­‐9.r23.londen03.uk.bb.gin.nN.net
(129.250.5.222)
258.320
ms
261.172
ms
259.104
ms
MPLS
Label=669232
CoS=0
TTL=1
S=0
MPLS
Label=327264
CoS=0
TTL=3
S=1
4
ae-­‐0.r22.londen03.uk.bb.gin.nN.net
(129.250.4.85)
293.465
ms
257.756
ms
261.604
ms
MPLS
Label=327264
CoS=0
TTL=1
S=1
5
ae-­‐1.r02.londen03.uk.bb.gin.nN.net
(129.250.5.25)
347.476
ms
348.636
ms
338.559
ms
6
xe-­‐0-­‐0-­‐3.edge00.the.uk.hso-­‐group.net
(62.73.169.34)
353.065
ms
351.443
ms
350.306
ms
NTT
Owned
Networkc
348ms
of
354ms
98%
Other
Owned
Network
6ms
of
354
ms
2%

19. Path
Covered
by
the
Operators
:
19
PCCW
Owned
Networkc
176ms
of
305ms
59%
Other
Owned
Network
126ms
of
305
ms
41%

20. Final
Result
:
20
NTT
PCCW
Latency
(
Lowest
Latency
)
8
TRs
10
TRs
Own
Path
(
Maximum
Path
)
10
TRs
8
TRs

21. Theory
of
Success
IP
Transit

22. Theory
of
Success
:
22
§ Measurement
of
the
Source
:
• RIPE
Atlas
• AS-­‐STATs
§ Connect
to
Regional
Internet
Exchange
§ Peer
more
and
more.

23. What
is
Content
for
Bangladesh
:
23

24. What
is
Content
for
Bangladesh
:
24

25. Theory
of
Success
:
Route
Atlas
Measurement
25

26. Theory
of
Success
:
Route
Atlas
Measurement
26

27. Theory
of
Success
:
Route
Atlas
Measurement
27

28. Theory
of
Success
:
Route
Atlas
Measurement
28

29. Theory
of
Success
:
Route
Atlas
Measurement
29
Probe
#13602
Address
(v4)
182.68.59.174
ASN
(v4)
24560
Prefix
(v4)
182.68.48.0/20
Hops
(12)
192.168.1.1
122.160.220.72
122.160.220.105
125.19.22.149
203.101.100.190
182.79.243.74
182.79.236.102
:
India
182.79.245.22
:
Airtel
Singapore
125.22.1.34
:
Airtel
Singapore
103.7.251.102
:
India
103.7.251.90
:
Bangladesh
103.7.251.170
:
Bangladesh
INDIA
-­‐>
SINGAPORE
-­‐>
INDIA
-­‐>
Bangladesh

30. Theory
of
Success
:
AS-­‐STATs
30
1)
AS15169:
Google
Inc.
2)
AS32934:
Facebook,
Inc.
3)
AS39832:
Opera
Sopware
ASA
4)
AS16625:
Akamai
Technologies,
Inc.
5)
AS22822:
Limelight
Networks,
Inc.
6)
AS9498:
BHARTI
Airtel
Ltd.
7)
AS16265:
LeaseWeb
B.V.
8)
AS54994:
MILEWEB,
INC.
9)
AS7922:
Comcast
Cable
CommunicaTons,
Inc.
10)
AS16276:
OVH
SAS
11)
AS16509:
Amazon.com,
Inc.
12)
AS174:
Cogent
CommunicaTons
13)
AS3356:
Level
3
CommunicaTons,
Inc.
14)
AS14618:
Amazon.com,
Inc.
15)
AS36351:
SopLayer
Technologies
Inc.
Fiber@Home
AS-­‐58587
Clients

31. Connec7ng
to
Nearest
Regional
IX
:
31
§ Make
AS
Path
Shorter
:
F@H
58587
EQUINIX
Google
15169
Client
TATA
6453

32. Connec7ng
to
Nearest
Regional
IX
:
32
IG_Router#sh
bgp
74.125.200.106
BGP
rouTng
table
entry
for
74.125.200.0/24,
version
432989265
Paths:
(2
available,
best
#2,
table
default)
Not
adverTsed
to
any
peer
Refresh
Epoch
1
6453
15169
180.87.39.53
from
180.87.39.53
(66.110.10.215)
Origin
IGP,
localpref
100,
valid,
external
Community:
422903858
422906808
422907208
422907211
rx
pathid:
0,
tx
pathid:
0
Refresh
Epoch
2
15169
103.7.251.252
(metric
36)
from
103.7.251.252
(103.7.251.252)
Origin
IGP,
metric
0,
localpref
300,
valid,
internal,
best
rx
pathid:
0,
tx
pathid:
0x0

33. The
Theory
of
Success
:
Cost
33
§ Peering
–
more
and
more
Peering
Cost
Comparison
:
(
in
AISA
)
1
GE
Peering
with
in
IX
=
6
x
GE
Peering
with
CDNs

34. AS
:
58587
• EQUINIX
Singapore
• Global
Switch
Singapore
• Mumbai
• Chennai
• London
(TeleHouse
East)
• Bangladesh
OPEN
Peering

35. 35
Thank You.
SIMON SOHEL BAROI
Fiber@Home Limited
House-7/B, Road-13, Gulshan-1, Dhaka-1212
Phone- 880 2 8814817, 8812507, Fax- 880 2 8812010
E-Mail : simon.baroi@fiberathome.net
www.fiberathome.net