Date: 06/28/2007 Subject: North Seattle Internet Exchange (NSIX) SIX-Extension Switch Interconnect Request Author: Michael K. Smith - Adhost Author Phone: (206) 404-9015 Author Email: mksmith _at_ adhost.com -----Summary----- The North Seattle Internet Exchange, located in Fisher Plaza, would like to establish an Extension-Switch interconnect with the Seattle Internet Exchange. This document provides the technical specifications as required by the Seattle Internet Exchange in order to approve such a request. -----Physical Information----- - Location: 140 4th Ave North, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98109 - Description: the NSIX switch is located in a space owned and maintained by Fisher Plaza. The cabinet is locked and all physical terminations occur within the cabinet. The cabinet is located on the North wall of the facility. - Power and HVAC are provided by the building. -----Facilities Access----- - All access into Fisher Plaza beyond the Front Desk requires a building-provided badge. Any personnel authorized to access the NSIX facilities will be provided a badge with the appropriate credentials. - A copy of the key or a common location such as a lock box will be provided for access to the NSIX cabinet. - Persons with authorization to access the NSIX facilities o Michael K. Smith - Adhost o Will Riffle - Adhost o Troy Davis - SIX affiliation o Ed Doyne - Egis Real Estate Services o Joe Winn - Fisher Telecommunications o SIX Personnel - to be decided -----Cross-Connect Information----- - Inter-building connectivity is being donated by Level 3 Communications. (CFA/LOA pending) - Fisher Intra-Building connectivity o Singlemode Fiber (SC to SC) from the Fisher Plaza Meet-Me-Room to the NSIX cabinet o Provided by Fisher Plaza o Entities desiring a connection to the NSIX will have to have their own Singlemode Fiber available to the Fisher Plaza Meet-Me-Room. o Fisher Telecommunications will provide the cross connect from the Customer Panel to the NSIX Panel in the Meet-Me-Room -----Switch Information----- The NSIX will be using a Cisco Catalyst 4912. -----Switch Filtering Policy----- In accordance with the SIX policy of one MAC address per port, the NSIX will use the following configuration for each Customer-connected port. - set spantree guard root - set port security enable - set port security maximum 2 shutdown - set spantree bpdu-guard enable In the event a switch with Cisco IOS is deployed as a replacement for, or in addition to the switch above, the NSIX will use the following configuration for each Customer-connected port. - spanning-tree bpdufilter enable - spanning-tree guard root - spanning-tree portfast -----Switch Port Configuration Parameters----- - Each switch port will include a port description that provides the name of the attached customer. - All switch ports will be configured as "switchports" (i.e. non-trunked ports) using the VLAN o f the SIX ports. - The following people will have "enable" access to the NSIX device(s): o Michael K. Smith - Adhost o Will Riffle - Adhost o Troy Davis - SIX Affiliation - The SIX will be provided an SNMP view of the switch for monitoring traffic on a port-by-port basis. This will be a restricted view with an associated Access Control List to limit the SNMP Polling Agents that can access the NSIX device(s). -----Contact Information----- The NSIX does not have its own contact information at present, but there will be a website and one or more mailing lists as demand requires. Until such a time as the NSIX has its own resources, Adhost will provide 24 hour response via its Network Operations Center. All inquiries that specifically reference the NSIX will be routed to the appropriate individuals for response. - Phone: (206) 404-9500 - Email: support _at_ adhost.com