RE: [ncc-regional-middle-east] Middle East Network Operators Group (MENOG)

["Malik Awan" mawan@localhost]

Dear Hytham.

Welcome and thanks for sharing thoughts about MENOG.  Yes, these are all
valid questions, and I'm sure with collective team effort and having so many
technical experts in this region, we will be able to establish this forum
soon.

 

Regards,

 

Malik

 

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From: Hytham EL Nakhal [
	    
	    
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Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 3:25 PM
To: mawan@localhost ncc-regional-middle-east@localhost
Cc: Salman Al-Mannai; John Leong; Cyndi Mills; Paul Rendek
Subject: RE: [ncc-regional-middle-east] Middle East Network Operators Group
(MENOG)

 

Dear All,

 

I'm sorry for late in participating.... Malik, I vote for MENOG. It'll be
great if we can make it, of course it'll need a lot of discussion regarding
where will it based, rules,  who will operate it's website, who could be a
member & how,...etc.

Regarding the traceroute subject, I've made trace route to the same websites
from my DSL (attached). The first 3 hops omitted as it's local & private
IP's. Saleem, please notice the last traceroute for www.etisalat.ae it takes
more than 24 hops !!!

I think we(Egypt) should have a peering in any point whether in Saudi
Arabia, Qatar, EMIX or even in Sudan. According to FLAG cable or SMW3 cable
we can choose the nearest country next to Egypt in the path & peer with it.

 

Thanks,

Haitham EL Nakhal

Advisor, ICT technical Affairs

NTRA, Egypt

Mobile: +20 10 608 7150

Office: +20 2 534 1123

Fax: +20 2 534 0000

 

 

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From: ncc-regional-middle-east-admin@localhost on behalf of Malik Awan
Sent: Wed 6/7/2006 3:58 PM
Cc: 'Salman Al-Mannai'; 'John Leong'; 'Cyndi Mills'; 'Paul Rendek'
Subject: [ncc-regional-middle-east] Middle East Network Operators Group
(MENOG)

Dear All,

I would like to float the idea of holding a Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) meeting
to discuss establishing a Middle East Network Operators Group (MENOG).  The
purpose of MENOG would be to provide a purely technical forum for technical
experts to meet, discuss technical and operational issues, share knowledge
and exchange experiences to improve the quality of Internet within the
region and worldwide.  Such an informal group might hold BOF sessions during
other regional meetings of related Internet organizations.

 

Sample objectives might include:

1.       Discuss Optimal Routing policies within the region and towards the
Internet

2.       Implement traffic measurement tools to improve performance and
quality of the Internet connectivity within the region.

3.       Tutorials, technical presentations and courses to enhance technical
skills 

4.       Interface with Academia in the region to assist with mutually
beneficial research projects in the technology area.

5.       Invite and interface with representatives from other NOGs to
benefit from each other's experiences 

 

Many such groups are already working actively in other parts of the world,
but there is a need to establish one in the Middle East.  Perhaps we could
have a BOF session for MENOG at the next Regional RIPE meeting.

 

Below is a brief list of NOGs working in various parts of the world:

 

NANOG (North American Network Operators Group)

http://www.nanog.org <http://www.nanog.org/> 

 

AfNOG (African Network Operator Group)

http://www.afnog.org/

 

SANOG (South Asian Operators Group)

http://www.sanog.org/

 

APOPS (The Asia Pacific Operators Forum)

http://www.apops.net/

 

For a complete worldwide list, please check: http://www.nanog.org/orgs.html

 

 

Please feel free to share your thoughts.

 

Regards,

 

 

Malik

 

 

Malik Awan

Senior Network Manager

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar

Office: +974 492-8952

Mobile: +974 553-7394

 

 

 

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