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2017-11-25 - InterLAN organizes a technical Workshop in Poiana Izvorului, Sâmbăta de Sus
On 25 November 2017, the Interlan Association organizes for its members a Workshop on technical subjects in Poiana Izvorului, Sâmbăta de Sus. Among the discussed subjects, there is the configuration of BGP sessions, PON Technologies, RIPE Atlas, TV reception stations, monitoring applications, PeeringDB.
2017-11-16 - The 5th edition of the ACeR Convention takes place on 16 November in Bucharest
The 5th edition of the ACeR Convention takes place at the Marriott Hotel, Bucharest, on 16 November 2017. InterLAN representatives will also take part in this year’s edition, the event gathering several leaders and innovators of the telecommunications industry.
2017-11-15 - CERT-RO and ENISA organize a Workshop regarding the NIS directive and its implications for national CSIRT
The representatives of the Interlan Association take part in the workshop organized by the Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team – CERT-RO together with the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security – ENISA, regarding the NIS Directive and its implications for national CSIRT. The workshop was attended by specialists in the field of cyber security within public institutions and the private environment in the sectors covered by the NIS Directive.
2017-11-02 - The annual meeting of Romanian network operators – RONOG 4 took place on 31 October 2017
The fourth annual meeting of Romanian network operators – RONOG 4 took place Tuesday, 31 October 2017, at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bucharest. The event was structured into four sections that addressed different presentation subjects and related discussions. Following the subjects discussed during the RONOG 4 conference, press releases were published by various specialized online publications Club IT&C, Wall- Street.ro, Agerpres, Agora, BIZ, Mediafax.
2017-11-01 - The annual CERT-RO conference, “The New Global Challenges in Cyber Security”
CERT-RO organizes the 7th edition of the annual conference “The New Global Challenges in Cyber Security”. The conference takes place between 30 and 31 October 2017, at the National Library of Romania, and the Interlan Association is present at the event. This year, CERT-RO proposes to offer mixed debates, presentations and workshops addressing technical and administrative subjects relevant for Romanian, European and global cyber security.
2017-10-23 - RIPE 75 Meeting takes place between 22 and 26 October 2017 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
RIPE 75 Meeting takes place between 22 and 26 October, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The delegation of the Interlan Association takes part in the 5 days of presentations, tutorials, workshops and open discussions.
2017-10-16 - The 31st Euro-IX Forum is organized in Bratislava between 15-17 October 2017
Between 15-17 October, in Bratislava, Slovakia, the 31st Euro-IX Forum is taking place, the Interlan Association taking in this event as a full rights member of the organization. The participants discuss aspects related to peering, interconnections and regional cooperations.
2017-10-12 - Interlan Association asks ANCOM to issue the decision regarding the implementation of the Netcity Approval
The Interlan Association sent a press release asking ANCOM to issue the decision regarding the implementation of the Netcity Project approval. The press release was published by the most important press agencies and news websites:
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Frequently Asked Questions
To whom does the InterLAN interconnection platform address?
The InterLAN Internet Exchange interconnection platform addresses any entity who owns a data network and who is interested in interconnecting with the other networks on the platform. They can be dixed and mobile Internet access service providers, network operators, content service providers, social media platforms, educational networks, financial-banking institutions, internet domain name service providers, state institutions, mass-media institutions etc.
How can I connect?
To connect to the Internet Exchange platform, it is necessary to conclude an interconnection agreement. The physical connection can be realized in data centers in which InterLAN has points of presence in Bucharest, Constanta, Timisoara or Craiova. In order to realize the data traffic exchange it is necessary to own an autonomous system number (AS number), the communication being realized through the BGP protocol (Border Gateway Protocol).
What are the available interconnection capacities?
Active equipment that allow connection to the InterLAN infrastructure has available copper ports with speeds of 100 Mbps and 1 Gbps and optic fibers with speeds of 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps, respectively. The availability of the ports depends on the equipment installed in the collocation center in which the interconnection is performed.
Is port aggregation allowed?
In order to increase the interconnecion capacity, two or several ports of the same capacity can be aggregated. They must be connected to the same network equipment using the “port channel” technology.
Can direct BGP sessions be initiated with the other traffic participants?
Any traffic participant is free to initiate direct BGP sessions with any of the other participants, based on mutual agreements, with a Layer2 InterLAN infrastructure.
Is the BGP session with Interlan route-servers mandatory?
The BGP session with Interlan route-servers is not mandatory as it is offered in order to facilitate interconnection with the other present participants. Each participant can have his own peering policy.