The INOC-DBA (Inter-NOC Dial-by-ASN) hotline phone system connects the network operations centers of network operators around the world in a closed VOIP system. The system's name is derived from the fact that the dial plan employs the AS Numbers of the participating organizations. To call the network operations center of another carrier or ISP, a user simply picks up the phone and dials their AS Number, which rings straight through to the other network's NOC or specific individuals there.
About the Presenter
Gaurab Raj Upadhaya is currently employed as Internet
Economics Analyst / Staff Engineer, at Packet Clearing
House, a research non-profit based in
Berkeley, California. He runs the hotline phone system,
PCH INOC-DBA,
for service providers. He also works mostly in Internet backbone
operations, analysing peering relationships between operators and roles of
Internet Exchange Points in different parts of Asia. Much of the work
involves training ISPs in developing countries about best practices on
network operations. He initiated the Nepal Internet Exchange (npIX) and
currently serves as its voluntary CEO.