Routing
IRR and Peering
By Guillermo Cicileo In previous articles we explained what an IRR is and how to use LACNIC’s IRR. Now we will describe how to use the IRR to define AS-SET objects to communicate to our providers or peers which prefixes we want to advertise. What
04/05/2022
Preventing the Outsourcing of our Critical Infrastructure
By Santiago Aggio Our proposal seeks to encourage small and medium-sized ISPs (Internet Service Providers) in the region to implement recursive and authoritative DNS (Domain Name System) servers in their own infrastructure and thus avoid having to operate the
15/03/2022
MANRS : buenas prácticas para mejorar el ruteo de Internet
¿Qué es la iniciativa MANRS y quiénes la impulsan? ¿Cómo ayuda a mejorar el ruteo en Internet? LACNIC Podcast reunió a un grupo de expertos para responder ésas y otras preguntas. Moderado por Guillermo Cicileo, líder de Investigación y Desarrollo en
09/03/2022
How Local Operators Can Cooperate by Interconnecting through IXPs
By Augusto Mathurin When we talk about Internet user connection quality, the first thing that usually comes to mind the last mile, in other words, how users connect to their Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Surely everyone is aware of new developments in
30/11/2021
IXPs as Community Generators
A program designed to support Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in Latin America and the Caribbean which LACNIC, the Internet Society (ISOC), and LAC IX have now been implementing for almost two years has allowed most of the organizations participating in the
18/08/2021
Supporting IXPs to Improve Routing Security
A plan designed to support Internet Exchange Points promoted by LACNIC, the Internet Society (ISOC), and LAC IX is improving Internet routing security in the region. The project has allowed IXPs to have access to the RPKI validation system, automate
30/06/2021
Growing Interest in Deploying Root-Server Copies in the LAC Region
This year, LACNIC’S +Raices Program received applications from 23 organizations across the region interested in hosting local copies of DNS root servers. In the coming months, the proposals we received will be assessed by LACNIC and the
30/06/2021
Promoting IXPs to Strengthen the Internet in the Region
LACNIC, in agreement with the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Exchange Point Operators Association (LAC-IX) and the Internet Society, supports IXPs that are at the development stage in organizations or countries within the region. Internet Exchange
28/04/2021
The LACNIC Internet Routing Registry Continues to Make Progress
The LACNIC Internet Routing Registry has now been fully operational for just over a year, and the information contributed by operators through the MiLACNIC platform during this time has allowed creating a database with information which other actors can use
28/04/2021 Three New Root Servers Installed in the Region with the Support of LACNIC
With the support of LACNIC’s +Raíces Program, organizations and academic networks in Argentina, Guatemala and Suriname have installed new copies of the I-root server managed by Netnod. This will allow improving critical Internet infrastructure in each