[sdnog] Net Neutrality in Sudan

[Nishal Goburdhan]

On 7 Dec 2017, at 15:20, Samir Abdullatif wrote:

> I don’t think they will be able to, I don’t think SIXP is a 
> carrier-neutral IXP, but maybe if someone on this list who has better 
> info can correct me

i think it’s less about not being carrier neutral, and more about the 
current SIXP policies not allowing non-ISPs to connect.  this is a 
common problem;  when they started, internet exchanges generally only 
connected internet service providers, so it became accepted as somewhat 
of a standard that IXPs were meant for ISPs only. some IXPs even wrote 
their policies like this.  (eg. JINX, in JNB did, but that’s changed 
now ;-))

modern IXPs don’t generally care what the nature of your business is, 
and provided you have your own internet resources, you’re permitted to 
connect.

i know that SIXP is meant to be reviewing their policy.  (i recommended 
that the IXP be open to any organisation with an ASN).  i don’t know 
what the end result is looking like though.

there are people from SIXP lurking on the mailing list;  perhaps 
they’ll speak up  :-)

—n.