[187287] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Peering Exchange
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Hammett)
Tue Jan 26 14:30:47 2016
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 13:30:41 -0600 (CST)
From: Mike Hammett <nanog@ics-il.net>
Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
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Google or Facebook are exactly who you would want to connect with and I'm f=
airly sure they're on the route servers.=20
Other than driving additional revenue by needing to buy ports to both or po=
ssible regulatory concerns, I'm not sure why these companies spin up an exc=
hange for every new fad that comes along. They all just boil down to an Eth=
ernet fabric.=20
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Mike Hammett=20
Intelligent Computing Solutions=20
http://www.ics-il.com=20
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Ellermann" <nellermann@broadaspect.com>=20
To: "Colton Conor" <colton.conor@gmail.com>, "NANOG" <nanog@nanog.org>=20
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 1:19:53 PM=20
Subject: RE: Peering Exchange=20
Colton,=20
Sorry, hit send before I was done! You mentioned an enterprise, if that was=
the case you may want to look at Equinix's Cloud Exchange. The Equinix IX =
is really meant for like-minded Network operators and Content providers to =
exchange routes on an exchange so that we don't require multiple dedicated =
cross-connects to each network at Equinix which can be cost prohibitive in =
some cases. Each network operator has different peering criteria, and it's =
not likely that for example a Google or Facebook is going to peer with you =
on the Equinix IX if that was your end goal. The Cloud Exchange is meant fo=
r those Equinix customers wanting to connect to one or more cloud service p=
roviders. The larger Cloud providers now also have 'Direct Connect' service=
s at Equinix as well as another option.=20
Sincerely,=20
Nick Ellermann =E2=80=93 CTO & VP Cloud Services=20
BroadAspect=20
E: nellermann@broadaspect.com=20
P: 703-297-4639=20
F: 703-996-4443=20
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From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Colton Conor=20
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 10:22 PM=20
To: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>=20
Subject: Peering Exchange=20
If a service provider or enterprise orders collocation at an Equinix Global=
Internet Exchange Point, and orders a port on the exchange from Equinix, t=
hen what happens? How does a provider actually peer with the peers on the e=
xchange?=20
Lets assume the SP or enterprise already has an ANS, transit from multiple =
providers, and a BGP router that can accept and hold full routes.=20
You can see the members of the exchange on peeringdb.com. Many of the membe=
rs say their policy is Open with little to no traffic requirements. So does=
just ordering a port to the exchange automatically connect you with all of=
these open providers, or do you have to contact each on individually?=20
