Hi

The connect BOF has a slot next week in Warsaw. The organizer group has prepared this  DRAFT charter for the proposed working group. Please comment

"Draft Charter Interconnection Working Group

The Working Group Will:

• Facilitate discussions about interconnect for Internet purposes, covering Layer 1-8
• Raise awareness in the community about Interconnection and the role this plays for the Global Internet
• Educate policymakers/regulation in how the interconnects works
• Act as knowledge-base for interconnect related questions
  

The activities of the workign group to achieve the goals are:

• Present and discuss topics related to IP interconnections at the RIPE Working Groups Meetings
• Discuss topics related to IP Interconnections on the working-group mailing list
• Monitor and take part in discussions in related working groups - like the coorporation wg and the routing wg
• Actively seek to take part in IP interconnection discussions taking place outside of the community
  

Topics for the working group include but are not limited to:

• IP interconnection
• Voice & Data (IPX/GRX)
• Regulation and the Internet
• State of the Internet
• New development in the IXP landscape (not marketing)
• EURO-IX slot about ISP tools and where to find IXP status
• Data center ecosystem
• Interconnecting best practices
• Interconnections in emerging markets
• Technical topics related to interconnections
• Cross border, terrestrial and undersea cables"