December 2023 - mice-discuss - lists.micemn.net

Please welcome Qwilt Inc. to MICE!
by Jeremy Lumby Oct. 7, 2025

Oct. 7, 2025

Name: Qwilt Inc. Switch: MICE Main Ports: 6/29/1 ASN: 20253 IPv4: 206.108.255.202/24 IPv6: 2001:504:27:0:0:4F1D::1/64 Peering Contact: peering(a)qwilt.com Route Servers: YES BFD: NO Welcome Aboard! Jeremy Lumby Minnesota VoIP 9217 17th Ave S #216 Bloomington, MN 55425 Main: 612-355-7740 Direct: 612-392-6814 Fax: 952-873-7425 jlumby(a)mnvoip.com

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Please welcome T-Mobile USA, Inc to MICE!
by Jeremy Lumby Sept. 30, 2025

Sept. 30, 2025

Name: T-Mobile USA, Inc Switch: MICE Main Port: Ethernet 6/15/1 ASN: 21928 IPv4: This is a port addition to an existing LAG, all IP info remains the same. The new connection will be 3x100G IPv6: Peering Contact: peering(a)t-mobile.com Route Servers: Yes BFD: No Welcome Aboard Again! Jeremy Lumby Minnesota VoIP 9217 17th Ave S #216 Bloomington, MN 55425 Main: 612-355-7740 Direct: 612-392-6814 Fax: 952-873-7425 jlumby(a)mnvoip.com

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Please welcome Hiawatha Broadband Communications to MICE!
by Jeremy Lumby May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

Name: Hiawatha Broadband Communications Switch: MICE Core Port: E5/41 ASN: 14828 IPv4: IPs remain the same. This is a port addition bringing capacity to 40G on portchannel 32 IPv6: Peering Contact: noc(a)hbci.com Route Servers: YES BFD: YES Welcome Aboard Again! Jeremy Lumby Minnesota VoIP 9217 17th Ave S #216 Bloomington, MN 55425 Main: 612-355-7740 Direct: 612-392-6814 Fax: 952-873-7425 jlumby(a)mnvoip.com

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Please welcome Express Data Solutions LLC to MICE!
by Jeremy Lumby Dec. 13, 2024

Dec. 13, 2024

Name: Express Data Solutions LLC Switch: MICE MAIN Port: Ethernet4/2 ASN: 31834 IPv4: 206.108.255.183/24 IPv6: 2001:504:27:0:0:7C5A::1/64 Peering Contact: peering(a)express-ds.com Route Servers- Yes BFD: Yes Welcome Aboard! Jeremy Lumby Minnesota VoIP 9217 17th Ave S #216 Bloomington, MN 55425 M: 612-355-7740 D: 612-392-6814 F: 952-873-7425 jlumby(a)mnvoip.com

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IRR Mandatory at MICE / New Route Servers
by Richard Laager Feb. 27, 2024

Feb. 27, 2024

[I plan to send this to MICE-ANNOUNCE too, but I want to see if anyone has corrections.] MICE will soon be deploying new route servers which will require IRR (Internet Routing Registry) records, as is a best practice at IXPs. *What* * You MUST have an as-set object listing your AS and your downstream ASes (if any). o You MUST either list that as-set in PeeringDB or email the name of your as-set to me (off-list to rlaager(a)wiktel.com please). * A route/route6 object MUST exist for each prefix you announce to the route servers (whether originated by you or transited through you) and it must list an Origin AS that is in your as-set. *When* * *If you are a transit AS (i.e. have ASes behind you) and don't have an /as-set/ object, fix this **/now/**.* Without an as-set object, your downstream ASes announcements will be blocked (filtered) immediately when the /first/ new route server is cut in. (Granted, they will still work through the second route server until it is upgraded.) Figure you have 1-2 weeks at most. * Enforcement of the route/route6 objects (for both transit and non-transit ASes) will come later, but not a lot later. So please, start on this now. ** *Where* If you are not sure /where/ to create IRR records, use ARIN (assuming you are in the ARIN region). *How (with ARIN)* 1. Login to ARIN Online. (Go to arin.net and click Login in the top right.) 2. On the left side, expand "Routing Security" and click "IRR". 3. Click "as-set" at the top. 4. Click "Create an Object". 5. Fill in the fields: The "AS Set Name" is what you will list in PeeringDB (or email to me). "Description" is unparsed, but they suggest the location and have a button to "Copy the Address from My Org ID". "Members" is where you list your ASN and downstream ASes (if any). 6. Click "Review". Once ready, click "Submit". 7. Click "route/route6" at the top. 8. Click "Create an Object". 9. Fill in the fields: "Prefix" is the prefix, e.g. 192.0.2.0/24. "Origin" is your ASN. 10. Click "Review". Once ready, click "Submit". 11. Repeat to create additional route objects until all of your announcements are covered. Don't forget IPv6! *Examples* Here is my as-set: https://www.radb.net/query?keywords=AS-WIKTEL Here is one example route: https://www.radb.net/query?keywords=69.89.192.0%2F20 (I created the AS33362 one. The AS19905 one is because another AS can originate this route for DDoS scrubbing reasons.) -- Richard

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BGP ADD-PATH capability
by Richard Laager Jan. 24, 2024

Jan. 24, 2024

I propose that MICE enable BGP ADD-PATH capability (RFC 7911) on the route servers (in TX mode only). This is negotiated BGP capability, so we do not need any per-participant setting for it. ADD-PATH is useful if the best path route is being filtered but another route would not be. We discussed adding this at a UG meeting years ago. There are other IXPs that have this enabled. For example, this one: https://www.bcix.de/ixp/content/0/route-servers In terms of timeline, I propose something like this: * January 9: Enable it on Route Server 1. * January 16: Enable it on Route Server 2. The actual change looks like this for the RS1-only piece, and then the conditional would be removed when we want to deploy to RS2: --- a/roles/ixpmanager/files/mice/api/v4/router/server/bird2/neighbors.foil.php +++ b/roles/ixpmanager/files/mice/api/v4/router/server/bird2/neighbors.foil.php @@ -315,6 +315,9 @@ protocol bgp pb_<?= $int['fvliid'] ?>_as<?= $int['autsys'] ?> from tb_rsclient { import filter f_import_as<?= $int['autsys'] ?>; table t_<?= $int['fvliid'] ?>_as<?= $int['autsys'] ?>; export filter f_export_as<?= $int['autsys'] ?>; +<?php if( $t->router->router_id == "206.108.255.1" ): ?> + add paths tx; +<?php endif; ?> }; <?php if( $int['bgpmd5secret'] && !$t->router->skip_md5 ): ?> password "<?= $int['bgpmd5secret'] ?>"; -- Richard

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Strange Cacti graphs
by Dean Bahls Dec. 21, 2023

Dec. 21, 2023

Anyone notice the strange spikes/valleys on the Cacti graphs lately? Looks like a heartbeat every hour on the hour. Thanks, Dean Dean Bahls COO | Fiber Minnesota 14 Main St SW | PO Box J | Menahga, MN 56464 218.564-1321 (Direct) | 218.564.3000 (Main Office) dean.bahls(a)fiberminnesota.com<mailto:dean.bahls@fiberminnesota.com> [cid:image001.png@01DA3298.4466DA60] [cid:image002.png@01DA3298.4466DA60]

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MICE almost hit 2T
by David Farmer Dec. 5, 2023

Dec. 5, 2023

We had a 1.96T burst last night. [image: image.png] The extra Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 release traffic over the weekend can be seen. [image: image.png] -- =============================================== David Farmer Email:farmer@umn.edu Networking & Telecommunication Services Office of Information Technology University of Minnesota 2218 University Ave SE Phone: 612-626-0815 Minneapolis, MN 55414-3029 Cell: 612-812-9952 ===============================================

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