Network Access Points of Latin America
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| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | 2002 |
| Website: | NAPLA.LACNIC |
| Key People | |
| Milton Kaoru Kashiwakura, Moderator | |
NAPLA is acronym for Network Access Points of Latin America. A network access point or an IXP is a point where ISPs meet to exchange the data between them. NAPLA is an effort by IXPs of Latin America and Caribbean to create a better sharing environment in the region. NAPLA manages a mailing list and holds annual meeting with the annual meeting of LACNIC.[1]
Meetings
NAPLA started holding its annual meetings in 2003.[2] Exchange points' staff and members participate in NAPLA meetings. General issues resolved in these meetings include facilitation of peering agreements, receiving updates from exchange points in the region, discussions about technical innovations in exchange points technology. Besides this any other issues related to inter-connectivity of Latin American and Caribbean region are discussed and solved.[3]
The details of each meeting can be seen here:
- II Latin American Regional NAP's Meeting / Napla 2003.
- III Latin American Regional NAP's Meeting / Napla 2004.
- IV Latin American Regional NAP's Meeting / Napla 2005.
- V Latin America NAPs Regional Meeting / NAPLA 2006.
- Regional Interconnection Forum / Napla 2007.
- Regional Interconnection Forum / NAPLA 2008.
- Regional Interconnection Forum NAPLA 2009.
- NAPLA 2010.
- Regional Interconnection Forum - NAPLA 2011.
Network Access Points
NAPLA's member NAPs are:
- OCIX (Open Caribbean Internet eXchange) at St. Maarten.
- NAP CABASE in Argentina.
- NAP do Brasil in Brasil.
- NAP.EC in Ecuador.
- NAP CUBA in CUBA.
- NAP Colombia in Colombia.
- Nic Nicaragua in Nicaragua.
- PttMetro BA in Brasil.
- PttMetro DF in Brasil.
- PttMetro MG in Brasil.
- PttMetro PR in Brasil.
- PttMetro RJ in Brasil.
- PttMetro RS in Brasil.
- PttMetro SC in Brasil.
- PttMetro SP in Brasil.