Member Services
Infrastructure
Connection to SIX.SI is possible at two locations which are fully redundant, interconnected with two 100 Gb/s links. Both locations have Mellanox switches with ports for Small Form-Factor pluggables which support the following connection speeds:
10 Gb/s
100 Gb/s
In prior agreement with ARNES each member may also connect to SIX.SI by having aggregated (802.3ad LACP) Ethernet ports of the same connection speed.
Available ports for each supported connection speed are limited or they may be already all in use so the final connection speed for a SIX.SI member is agreed on by case.
Both locations (data centres) provide:
- Redundant air-conditioning system
- Redundant power supply with backup diesel generator
- Active fire-protection system
- Security guards, access control system, video surveillance
- Access to the data centre with at least one working day’s advance notice to ARNES
- Presence of several optical infrastructure providers
Each SIX.SI member is allocated an IPv4 and IPv6 address for both locations with included reverse DNS record.
For private peering (Closed User Groups) you can use VLAN id from range 3900-4000.
Tools and services
Route server service running on two servers to provide full redundancy and reliable traffic exchange.
IXP Manager Web application which allows ARNES to manage new SIX.SI members, provision new connections and monitor traffic usage. It also has a portal allowing SIX.SI members to create usernames for their NOC staff, view their contact details and SIX.SI traffic statistics and have access to tools to request, manage and track peerings with other members. The application also includes configuration and user help pages.
SIX.SI members closed mailing list for announcements and internal communication.
Exchange of knowledge and experience
ARNES organizes SIX.SI member meet-ups, where members have the opportunity to exchange experiences, learn more and establish formal and informal cooperation with other members.
