Community Activities as a non-profit Learning/Research ASN

This is the material that Tomoki Yoshikawa presented at the lightning talk at APRICOT2025.

Transcript

1. Community Activities as a non-profit Learning/Research ASN Tomoki Yoshikawa AS59105 Home NOC Operators Group marokiki@homenoc.ad.jp APRICOT 2025
2. Introduction • Tomoki Yoshikawa • Belonging • Kyoto University 4th student • Kyoto University Micro Computer Club (AS59128) • A club activity related to computer in University • Members make PC game, music(DTM), web application, NW • I put 36U Server Rack in club house (→) • Home NOC Operators’ Group (AS59105) • Peering • AS Operation • Hobby • Fishing, Anime, Motorbike Kyoto, Uji
3. Outline • Background • Our community activities • Introduction of a Learning/Research ASN • Community activities as a Learning/Research ASN • Conclusion
4. Problems in Japan’s Network field • Shortage of young NW engineers • The popularity of applications and cloud services is increasing • However, the demand for NW is also growing • AI Platform, Streaming Service, …… • Few opportunities to learn operations in a production environment • Many people are interested in the NW technology, but … • Even if they have NW knowledge, • No environment to use them • Even if they have technical skills, • No connection points • No knowledge how to be allocated resources • →I think these problems are reducing interest in the NW/Internet field • → For them, We aim to provide a playground of NW
5. Outline • Background • Our community activities • Introduction of a Learning/Research ASN • Community activities as a Learning/Research ASN • Conclusion
6. Home NOC Operators’ Group • We are a research network for learning network technologies related the Internet from 2015. • Members can use IP transit and Internet access with our IP address for a low membership fee (free for students). • We have over 150 members and an average of about 1Gbps of balanced traffic. • Contribute to the education of younger engineers and the Internet community.
7. Our Activities • Presentation at JANOG Meeting Hosted a BoF at the JANOG54 meeting to discuss operations of the experimental network. • Building Fukuoka POP We build our POP at a university in Fukuoka with students.
8. Our Activities • Participate in Asia Peering Forum We met a lot of peering partners and took part in Peering Personal. • Connect to BBIX Manila We connected to BBIX Manila last July. We expect that the Philippines will become one of Asia's hubs for the Internet and an increasing traffic.
9. Our Activities • Participate in APRICOT 2024 As a member of the Internet community, we participated in APRICOT 2024 and engaged in discussions and idea exchanges
10. Achievement • I guess we have created a new “Community” • The users exceeded 150 • Many people discuss issues at events or Slack • Providing learning opportunities for youngers • Knowledge of AS operations, IX and data centers • To get acquainted with many people in this field Student committees visited Manila
11. Outline • Background • Our community activities • Introduction of a Learning/Research ASN • Community activities as a Learning/Research ASN • Conclusion
12. Learning/Research ASN • https://bgp.tools/tags/perso • These AS are ran by a single or very small group of people for either a hobby, educational, or infrastructure niche • There are many Personal ASN in RIPE • over 800 ASN • In APNIC, about 250 ASN
13. Outline • Background • Our community activities • Introduction of a Learning/Research ASN • Community activities as a Learning/Research ASN • Conclusion
14. Benefits of Learning/Research ASN • AS operational experience and knowledge • interest in the Internet, especially for young people • As a member of the Internet community, they can contribute to the Internet • New communities are being formed, leading to the development of the industry • It can also bring new perspectives to existing communities, creating a positive impact • By increasing the number of Learning/Research ASNs, we might be able to attract more young people to take an interest in the industry
15. Our Future • Continue to actively contribute as a member of the Internet community • Establish a presence in the Asia region and contribute to the development of the Internet in Asia. • Collaborate with organizations in Asia engaged in similar activities to increase the number of Learning/Research ASN.
16. Conclusion • I introduced the challenges and initiatives related to engineer development. • As one example, I explained the usefulness of Learning/Research ASN. • We will continue to contribute to the development of the Internet as a member of the Internet community.
17. Thank you. https://x.com/AS59105 https://www.facebook.com/AS59105 HP www.homenoc.ad.jp