Global view of Peering
A global networks view of the peering world
LINX Regional Peering Event – Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland
27th March 2013
Martin J. Levy, Director IPv6 Strategy
Hurricane Electric
INTERNET EXCHANGE POINTS
February 95
IXPs can start from very simple beginnings
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Overview
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The generic Internet Exchange Point pitch …
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Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) are a good idea
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Peering is a good idea
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Local regional self-reliance is a good idea
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Critical services (DNS, NTP, etc) are a good idea
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The Internet is not going away; in fact it’s growing
The global Internet Exchange Point pitch …
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Every IXP (regional, national or international) has improved Internet services locally
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IXPs get cities (or regions) onto the mindset map when it comes to telecom infrastructure builds
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Some networks (especially networks like ours) actively look for peering exchanges as a sign of mature cities
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A quick reminder – how routing works
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Technically – it’s a very complex subject
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Robustness can be created
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The Internet is a collection of networks
No network stands alone
Interconnections are required
Efficient interconnections are requried
Multi-homing (more than one transit)
Peering between “like” networks helps
Diversity (physical & logical) really helps
Nothing is static!
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IXPs (Internet peering points) globally
Oslo
Seattle
SIX
EQUINIX
EQUINIX
TORIX
EQUINIX
ANY-2
AMES
EQUINIX
TIE TELX
NYIIX
BigApe
Shanghai
NetNod
STHIX
SOL-IX
Brussels
BNIX
FreeBiX
Dublin
INEX
EQUINIX
Chicago IX
Taipei
TWIX
Hong Kong
HKIX
EQUINIX
Frankfurt
DE-CIX
KleyReX
Amsterdam
AMSIX
NL-IX
Chicago
National IX
Stockholm
Seoul
KIDC
KINX
Beijing
National IX
Guangzhou
National IX
Boston
MXP
MSK-IX
Moscow
NIX CZ
Prague
VIX
Vienna
GigaPix
EQUINIX
NOTA
EQUINIX
ANY-2
LAIIX
Los Angeles
EQUINIX
ANY2
JPNAP
JPIX
DIX-IE
EQUINIX
Lisbon
Virginia area
MIX
MINAP
ESPANIX
Madrid
Miami
CAIX
Cairo
Milan
Tokyo
CERN
NIXI
Geneva
TIE TELX
EQUINIX
Mumbai
SwissIX
EQUINIX
Sydney
EQUINIX
PIPE
NIXI
Zurich
Atlanta
New Delhi
EQUINIX
TIE TELX
MyIX
Kuala Lumpur
PTTMetro
Dallas
Fortaleza
EQUINIX
SOX
Singapore
PTTMetro
KIXP
Rio de Janeiro
NAP do Brasil
PTTMetro
São Paulo
NAP Chile
Santiago
IIX
Jakarta
Nairobi
JINX
Johannesburg
CABASE
Buenos Aires
WIX
Wellington
APE
V6IX
Auckland
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Major IXs/NAPs represented; plenty more exist
San Jose
LINX EQUINIX
LONAP FRANCEIX
SFINX
Manchester
FreeIX
IXManchester
NJ & NY
Toronto
NIX
Paris
London
PICTURING THE UK INTERNET
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Visualizing IP routing within the UK
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IPv4 & IPv6
Caveat: Not all links will show within these graphs
Rest of
The World
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WHO IS HURRICANE ELECTRIC?
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Hurricane Electric – A Network at 59 IXPs
IPv6 peering at all major peering
points in US, Europe & Asia. Private
and public peering capacity at 10Gbps
and above.
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ADDITIONAL READING
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The OECD report
Weller, D. and B. Woodcock (2012), “Internet Traffic
Exchange: Market Developments and Policy Challenges”,
OECD Digital Economy Papers, No. 207, OECD Publishing.
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OECD
Authored
2012 edition by:
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Dennis Weller – Navigant Economics
Bill Woodcock – PCH
Published
October 2012
Part of a series, published every five years
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A total of 99 pages, 108 references. Plenty of Internet peering stats
An International Treaty Organization
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k918gpt130q-en
Audience
Policy Makers, Regulators, Lawmakers, Economists, etc
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http://oecdinsights.org/2012/10/22/internet-traffic-exchange-2-billion-users-and-its-done-on-a-handshake/
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Why peering helps grow the local IP market
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Report Takeaway …
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Peering improves traffic flows and reduces costs
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Peering and IXPs work (this is obvious)
Very good results with little regulation
Traffic flowing with less hops or latency is more efficient
Networks that peer can reduce transit expenditure
Networks that peer see local content or local eyeballs easier
Peering reduces transit revenue from major players
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Reduced revenue is a short term effect (but it’s there)
As customer experience improves; network dependence grows
Peering never replaces 100% of transit needs
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SUMMARY
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Q&A
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Contact:
Martin J. Levy
Director, IPv6 Strategy
Hurricane Electric
760 Mission Court
Fremont, CA 94539, USA
http://he.net/
martin at he dot net
+1 (510) 580 4167
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