HKNOG Hong Kong Network Operators Group APRICOT 2018

HKNOG Hong Kong Network Operators’ Group APRICOT 2018 NOG reports 27 th Feb, 2018

Formation of HKNOG • For Network Operators (local, regional or global) having presence in HK – Have ASN(s) and portable IP addresses • For technical and half-technical people based in HK – To exchange knowledge and information • Best practices, new trends and so on – To enhance overall quality of Internet infrastructure • Performance, security, stability and so on – To help do trouble-shooting and solve problems together when needed • Topics to cover – Anything related to technical and operational issues faced by network operators • Not for sales and marketing – No sales talks – Be as neutral as possible 3

Volunteers • To organize the activities, to determine the programs and to find speakers, sponsors, venues and so on, plus to do other admin work such as managing website and mailing lists • Initial Group / Program Committee: – – – Che-Hoo CHENG (CH) Howard CHEUNG Wai-Kay SHIU (WK) Kam-Sze YEUNG (Kams) Raphael HO (Raf) Eric FAN Chris TUNG Welthia CHUNG Kenneth CHO Connie CHAN Most of us involved in setting up the conference network of APRICOTAPAN 2011 held in HK with 8 x 10 GE external connectivity and 100 GE trial • We need more volunteers!!! 5

Volunteers (Changes) • New Program Committees: – – – – – Alice NG, Tata Communications Brian HO, Asia Telecom Management Eddie CHENG, Amazon Eric LEUNG, Akamai Kenneth CHAN, HKIX Regan WONG, UCloud. Link Robin KONG, Facebook Steven CHAN, Amazon Terry CHOY, Telstra Global • Program Committee Left: – Che-Hoo CHENG (CH) • Current Total: 18 • We need more volunteers!!! 6

Updates/Trend/Roadmap • Updates • Changed to full day event since HKNOG 3. 0 • Arranged dinner for speakers, sponsors and overseas guests • Collaborate with other organizations with common goal • e. g. HKISP Symposium, HKII Security, Peering Asia • Trend • Increasing number of participants • More international attendees / speakers • Expand topics to different technologies • Arrange event dates close to other major conferences • Roadmap • Target more types of audiences • Setup legal entity 7

HKNOG 6. 0 (2 nd Mar, 2018) – Morning Agenda 09: 30 -09: 40 Welcome by HKNOG 09: 40 -10: 10 Death of Transit in the Internet – By Geoff Huston, APNIC 10: 10 -10: 40 SPIRITS – By S C Leung, HKCERT 10: 40 -11: 10 Tea Break 11: 10 -11: 30 Next generation networks: will automation put us out of jobs? – Tom Paseka, Cloudflare 11: 30 -11: 50 Surviving the Inside DDo. S attack – CF Chui, Arbor Networks 11: 50 -12: 10 Choosing an orchestration tool: Ansible and Salt – Vincent Boon, Open. Gear 16

HKNOG 6. 0 – Afternoon Agenda 14: 05 -14: 35 The Submarine Network Game and the Implications of Shannon’s Limit – Anup Changaroth, Ciena 14: 35 -14: 55 150 Internet Exchange Points and Beyond! – Walt Wollny, Hurricane Electric 14: 55 -15: 20 Inter-City Network – Akamai’s Backbone – Christian Kaufmann, Akamai 15: 20 -15: 50 Tea Break 15: 50 -16: 10 Time Synchronization at various scene – Kohei Suzuki, Seiko 16: 10 -16: 30 Interconnection Behavior – Data Center Connectivity – Mike Ng, SUNe. Vision 16: 30 -16: 50 Data Center Market Trends in Japan – Sho Monden, @Tokyo 16: 50 -17: 10 Philippine Internet Landscape – Achie Atienza, Globe Telecom 17: 10 -17: 20 Peering Ecosystem at AMS-IX in Hong Kong – Aleksandar Mitrov, AMS-IX 17: 20 -17: 30 Closing by HKNOG 18: 00 -20: 00 Social Events - Trafalgar 17

PEERING ASIA 2. 0 HONG KONG CO-HOST BY HKIX AND HKNOG By Base 64 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3. 0 24 th – 25 th Oct, 2018

Union of two Unique Hosts Founded in 1995 by CUHK. It’s the only Independent & Neutral Internet Exchange in Hong Kong. There are 278 participants now. Founded by a Group of volunteers previously built the network for joint APRICOT-APAN 2011, dedicate to serve the development of Internet.

Strength of the Partnership Neutral position helps attract all peering forum goers. � Experience in hosting NOG events and associate social functions ( nine times ). � Track records in managing potential sponsors. �

Peering Asia’s Best conference Location – Hong Kong � Geographically in center of Asia, within 5 hours air travel from most of economies in Asia region. � Visa Free arrangement with most of economies in the Asia region. � Many choices of accommodation, convenient local transportation. By Estial (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons

Peering Asia 2. 0 detail Date : 24 th to 25 th October ( Wed & Thu ) � Venue : Kowloon Regal Hotel, Tsim Sha Tsui � ■ ■ ■ Conference capacity of 200+ 11+ breakout rooms capacity Walking distance to wide range of accommodation choices Walking distance to subway & train stations Surround by numerous restaurants and bars See you soon in Hong Kong!

Thanks you More information about HKNOG: · Website: http: //www. hknog. net · Facebook: https: //www. facebook. com/HKNOG · Linked. In: https: //www. linkedin. com/groups/HKNOG-6654788 · Our mailing list for people to share news and exchange idea: http: //groups. google. com/group/hknog Contact information: · pc@hknog. net 23