For the anotated traceroutes see here Routing from UNIMAS to S. E. Asia
Target
Address
Malaysian State
Hops
Min RTT at end (ms)
ASNs
6th hop
Anomalies
www.myren.net.my
203.80.16.120
Kuala Lumpur
11
24
MYREN
MYREN
www.um.edu.my
202.185.111.194
Kuala Lumpur*
14
43
MYREN, Jaring
Jaring
www.umt.edu.my
58.26.189.68
Terenggaru
12
48
MYREN
MYREN
www.upsi.edu.my
202.190.201.62
Perak*
13
24
TM, Jaring
Jaring
www.upnm.edu.my
1.9.21.6
11
33
MYREN, Jaring
MYREN
www.usim.edu.my
58.26.99.98
Negari Sembilan*
12
30
MYREN, Jaring
MYREN
www.unisza.edu.my
161.142.148.23
Terenggaru*
12
42
MYREN, Jaring
MYREN
www.utem.edu.my
210.48.157.23
Melaka*
19
92
MYREN, Jaring, TM
MYREN
www.utm.my
161.139.193.85
Kuala Lumpur*
> 12
31
Jaring, MYREN
Jaring
www.universitycollegeshahputra.edu.my
199.27.134.51
10
29
Jaring, TM, C&W, PACNET
Jaring, TM
Singapore
www.utp.edu.m
203.135.191.100
Perak*
11
33
MYREN, Jaring
MYREN
www.qiup.edu.my
103.6.196.75
10
21
TM, Jaring
TM
mschosting
www.allianzeunicollege.edu.my
110.4.41.15
Penang*
10
33
TM, Jaring
TM
mschosting
www.newinti.edu.my
124.150.142.118
10
25
TM, Jaring
TM
hop 8 webserver.myix.gov.my
www.mmu.edu.my
203.106.61.79
Selangor*
14
42
MYREN
MYREN
www.unikl.edu.my
113.23.141.10
15
33
TM, Jaring
TM
www.utar.edu.my
58.27.19.137
9
33
TM, Jaring, Extreme Broadband
TM
www.mahsa.edu.my
175.139.189.25
9
38
TM, Jaring
TM
www.miu.edu.my
220.226.189.71
Selangor*
13
362
TM
Route via London, Ireland, India
www.aiu.edu.my
110.4.45.135
Kedah*
10
37
TM, Jaring, mschosting
TM
mschosting
www.btu.upm.edu.my
119.40.116.240
Serawak*
26
71
MYREN, Jaring
MYREN
Lot of hops for not a long way
www.maxis.com.my
202.75.129.146
12
25
TM, Jaring, maxis.myix.gov.my
TM
maxis.myix.gov.my
www.celcom.com.my
203.82.70.227
14
40
TM, Jaring, celcom.myix.gov.my
TM
celcom.myix.gov.my
shinjiru.com.my
111.90.143.33
11
21
TM, globaltransit-my.myix.gov.my (218.100.44.67), Jaring
TM
globaltransit-my.myix.gov.my (218.100.44.67)
datakl.com
210.48.148.222
10
43
TM, Jaring
TM
emerge.com.my
210.48.155.230
17
58
TM, Jaring
TM
* See the measurement of loss, jitter and average RTT from SLAC below:
SLAC to Malaysian Hosts Nov. 2012
UNIMAS to Malaysian Hosts Dec, 2012
Notes
- ASN = Autonomous System Number
- TM = Telekom Malaysia Berhad
- myix.gov.my is the Malaysia Internet eXchange
- The 6th hop is where the traffic is handed over to the ISP.
- >n means the target host never responded, n is the last hop recorded
- The min RTT is the minimum of the 3 RTTs measured at each hop.
- mschosting AKA ExaBytes cloud, looks like the end host may be at cloud service provider rather than the University site. It also appears that mschosting.com name is up or sale.
- The routing is very strange for www.miu.edu.my. This leads to long RTTs. I believe the traceroutes were made in mid to late December 2012. If so, they are not reflected in the UNIMAS to MIU pingtable.pl results (see below). Maybe the routes between www.miu.edu.my and pinger.uniumas.my and the host used to make the traceroute measurements are different. This bears fruther investigation.
- Only 7 out of 25 Malaysian targets use MYREN as their initial ISP. how come? Is Jaring or TM part of MYREN or vice versa.
- What is the relationship between MYREN, TM and Jaring (in December 2006, the Ministry of Finance of Malaysia officially took over JARING from MIMOS Berhad)
The 2010 map of MYREN seen below may help in understanding the routing. However, the UNIMAS links is here reported at 10Mbps, whereas it is 100Mbps. Also Sabah, Bintulu, Sibu don't show up in the map.
Fibre Optic cables
Sacofa (Sarawak Common Communications Facilities) owns & operates an extensive on-land fibre network within Sarawak as well as an optical fibre submarine cable system connecting Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia. They have five Operation & Maintenance Centres in Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu, Miri & Mersing. More
There is (2011) a proposed link between Sarawak’s capital Kuching and Indonesia’s Pontianak . The Government Linked Company (GLC) of Sarcofa ,which celebrates 10 years in 2011, enjoys fibre network connectivity with Brunei and an underwater cable system to Mersing, Johor on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia.
The submarine Fiber Optic Cable which provide backbone connectivity between Labuan to Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia has a total bandwith of 110Gbps. Two ground satellites which facilitate as a restoration during submarine cable failure. Labuan is connected to 23 countries via an International Toll Free Services. More.
There is also a list of completed towers available.
Target |
Address |
Malaysian State |
Hops |
Min RTT at end (ms) |
ASNs |
6th hop |
Anomalies |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
www.myren.net.my |
203.80.16.120 |
Kuala Lumpur |
11 |
24 |
MYREN |
MYREN |
|
www.um.edu.my |
202.185.111.194 |
Kuala Lumpur* |
14 |
43 |
MYREN, Jaring |
Jaring |
|
www.umt.edu.my |
58.26.189.68 |
Terenggaru |
12 |
48 |
MYREN |
MYREN |
|
www.upsi.edu.my |
202.190.201.62 |
Perak* |
13 |
24 |
TM, Jaring |
Jaring |
|
www.upnm.edu.my |
1.9.21.6 |
|
11 |
33 |
MYREN, Jaring |
MYREN |
|
www.usim.edu.my |
58.26.99.98 |
Negari Sembilan* |
12 |
30 |
MYREN, Jaring |
MYREN |
|
www.unisza.edu.my |
161.142.148.23 |
Terenggaru* |
12 |
42 |
MYREN, Jaring |
MYREN |
|
www.utem.edu.my |
210.48.157.23 |
Melaka* |
19 |
92 |
MYREN, Jaring, TM |
MYREN |
|
www.utm.my |
161.139.193.85 |
Kuala Lumpur* |
> 12 |
31 |
Jaring, MYREN |
Jaring |
|
www.universitycollegeshahputra.edu.my |
199.27.134.51 |
|
10 |
29 |
Jaring, TM, C&W, PACNET |
Jaring, TM |
Singapore |
www.utp.edu.m |
203.135.191.100 |
Perak* |
11 |
33 |
MYREN, Jaring |
MYREN |
|
www.qiup.edu.my |
103.6.196.75 |
|
10 |
21 |
TM, Jaring |
TM |
mschosting |
www.allianzeunicollege.edu.my |
110.4.41.15 |
Penang* |
10 |
33 |
TM, Jaring |
TM |
mschosting |
www.newinti.edu.my |
124.150.142.118 |
|
10 |
25 |
TM, Jaring |
TM |
hop 8 webserver.myix.gov.my |
www.mmu.edu.my |
203.106.61.79 |
Selangor* |
14 |
42 |
MYREN |
MYREN |
|
www.unikl.edu.my |
113.23.141.10 |
|
15 |
33 |
TM, Jaring |
TM |
|
www.utar.edu.my |
58.27.19.137 |
|
9 |
33 |
TM, Jaring, Extreme Broadband |
TM |
|
www.mahsa.edu.my |
175.139.189.25 |
|
9 |
38 |
TM, Jaring |
TM |
|
www.miu.edu.my |
220.226.189.71 |
Selangor* |
13 |
362 |
TM |
Route via London, Ireland, India |
|
www.aiu.edu.my |
110.4.45.135 |
Kedah* |
10 |
37 |
TM, Jaring, mschosting |
TM |
mschosting |
www.btu.upm.edu.my |
119.40.116.240 |
Serawak* |
26 |
71 |
MYREN, Jaring |
MYREN |
Lot of hops for not a long way |
www.maxis.com.my |
202.75.129.146 |
|
12 |
25 |
TM, Jaring, maxis.myix.gov.my |
TM |
maxis.myix.gov.my |
www.celcom.com.my |
203.82.70.227 |
|
14 |
40 |
TM, Jaring, celcom.myix.gov.my |
TM |
celcom.myix.gov.my |
shinjiru.com.my |
111.90.143.33 |
|
11 |
21 |
TM, globaltransit-my.myix.gov.my (218.100.44.67), Jaring |
TM |
globaltransit-my.myix.gov.my (218.100.44.67) |
datakl.com |
210.48.148.222 |
|
10 |
43 |
TM, Jaring |
TM |
|
emerge.com.my |
210.48.155.230 |
|
17 |
58 |
TM, Jaring |
TM |
|
* See the measurement of loss, jitter and average RTT from SLAC below:
SLAC to Malaysian Hosts Nov. 2012 |
UNIMAS to Malaysian Hosts Dec, 2012 |
---|---|
|
|
Notes
- ASN = Autonomous System Number
- TM = Telekom Malaysia Berhad
- myix.gov.my is the Malaysia Internet eXchange
- The 6th hop is where the traffic is handed over to the ISP.
- >n means the target host never responded, n is the last hop recorded
- The min RTT is the minimum of the 3 RTTs measured at each hop.
- mschosting AKA ExaBytes cloud, looks like the end host may be at cloud service provider rather than the University site. It also appears that mschosting.com name is up or sale.
- The routing is very strange for www.miu.edu.my. This leads to long RTTs. I believe the traceroutes were made in mid to late December 2012. If so, they are not reflected in the UNIMAS to MIU pingtable.pl results (see below). Maybe the routes between www.miu.edu.my and pinger.uniumas.my and the host used to make the traceroute measurements are different. This bears fruther investigation.
- Only 7 out of 25 Malaysian targets use MYREN as their initial ISP. how come? Is Jaring or TM part of MYREN or vice versa.
- What is the relationship between MYREN, TM and Jaring (in December 2006, the Ministry of Finance of Malaysia officially took over JARING from MIMOS Berhad)
The 2010 map of MYREN seen below may help in understanding the routing. However, the UNIMAS links is here reported at 10Mbps, whereas it is 100Mbps. Also Sabah, Bintulu, Sibu don't show up in the map.
Fibre Optic cables
Sacofa (Sarawak Common Communications Facilities) owns & operates an extensive on-land fibre network within Sarawak as well as an optical fibre submarine cable system connecting Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia. They have five Operation & Maintenance Centres in Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu, Miri & Mersing. More
There is (2011) a proposed link between Sarawak’s capital Kuching and Indonesia’s Pontianak . The Government Linked Company (GLC) of Sarcofa ,which celebrates 10 years in 2011, enjoys fibre network connectivity with Brunei and an underwater cable system to Mersing, Johor on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia.
The submarine Fiber Optic Cable which provide backbone connectivity between Labuan to Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia has a total bandwith of 110Gbps. Two ground satellites which facilitate as a restoration during submarine cable failure. Labuan is connected to 23 countries via an International Toll Free Services. More.
There is also a list of completed towers available.
Introduction
We used pingtable.pl to look at the "Directivity (Alpha)" of connections from UNIMAS to other hosts in S.E. Asia.
We observed from UNIMAS:
->West MY A~0.45
->PH via JP A~0.22
->ID via HK A~0.17, traceroute via Telecom Malaysia
->TH via SG A~0.3, traceroute via Telecom Malaysia, SINGTEL
->BR via KL-HK A~0.07, traceroute via Telecom Malaysia and PCCW Global (HK)
->KH via HK-VN A~0.16
->VN, traceroute via Telecom Malaysia and PCCW Global (HK)
->SG A~0.23, traceroute via MYREN and TEIN3
Apart from Western Malaysia the routes looked very indirect (Alpha < 0.45)
The routing was initially estimated using the TEIN3 map (see below) and the PCCWGLOBAl map (for Brunei).
TEIN3 map for S.E. Asia |
PCCW Global map for S.E. Asia |
---|---|
|
|
see http://www.tein3.net/upload/pdf/1211_TEIN3_Topology_02.12.pdf |
see http://www.pccwglobal.com/images/stories/brochures/inf_map_lk_201105.pdf |
However according to the traceroutes only the route to Singapore actually uses TEIN3. This is also the only route to use MYREN. All the other routes use Telecom Malaysia. Instead of the TEIN3 map we therefore used traceroutes to determine the routes.
Looking at the routes using Telecom Malaysia (58.26.240.61), it can be seen that there is a lot of variability in the RTTs reported by this node. This bears further investigation, it is possible this node is congested with considerable queuing for several of the routes.
Country |
ms |
ms |
ms |
Avg |
Stdev |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
VN |
13 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
BN |
46 |
53 |
69 |
56 |
11 |
TH |
11 |
74 |
100 |
62 |
46 |
ID |
13 |
12 |
1 |
9 |
7 |
For more on the Indonesian links see here.