[187307] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Peering Exchange
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Justin Wilson)
Tue Jan 26 16:18:37 2016
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From: Justin Wilson <lists@mtin.net>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 16:18:32 -0500
To: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
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You have a couple of things to consider. Most exchanges have route =
servers. Some folks peer with those and pretty much anyone can gain =
access to these route servers. Not everyone peers with these however. =
In the large IXes it=E2=80=99s typically the small to medium folks who =
are on the route servers. The =E2=80=9Cbig folks=E2=80=9D typically =
want you to peer with them directly.
In the case of Equinix you will probably get some requests sent to you =
as soon you are in the database for that location. We typically see =
he.net one of the fastest folks. Sometimes within an hour. Many folks =
can lookup and see how much traffic would be exchanged with your ASN and =
decide if it=E2=80=99s worth it. Also, the Content folks are more =
likely to peer with you on a public exchange instead of directly.
Not everyone is listed on peeringdb. It would be great if they were. =
Equinix has a list of who is on their exchanges. This is typically =
where information is scraped from. =20
Justin Wilson
j2sw@mtin.net
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> On Jan 25, 2016, at 10:21 PM, Colton Conor <colton.conor@gmail.com> =
wrote:
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> If a service provider or enterprise orders collocation at an Equinix =
Global
> Internet Exchange Point, and orders a port on the exchange from =
Equinix,
> then what happens? How does a provider actually peer with the peers on =
the
> exchange?
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> 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.
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> You can see the members of the exchange on peeringdb.com. Many of the
> members 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?
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