USTelecom Webinar: Understanding Remote Peering Tuesday, July 23 | 1:00 PM (ET) Presented by William B. Norton Chief Strategy Officer, International Internet Exchange (IIX), Executive Director, DrPeering International, Author of “The Internet Peering Playbook: Connecting to the Core of the Internet”
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USTelecom Webinar:
Understanding Remote Peering Tuesday, July 23 | 1:00 PM (ET)
Presented by William B. Norton
Chief Strategy Officer, International Internet Exchange (IIX), Executive Director, DrPeering International,
Author of “The Internet Peering Playbook: Connecting to the Core of the Internet”
Cost of Peering allocated across the amount of traffic peered for free.
19 Generalized in Peering Vs. Transit Graph.
• Definition: The Peering Break Even Point is the point where the unit cost of peering exactly equals the unit price of Internet Transit.
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We will use this graph to compare Transit, Peering and Remote Peering
Market Dynamics affecting these graphs…
Market Trends
Peering Cost Drops
…but Transit Price Drops Faster
21 These dynamics present brick wall…
Some question if peering makes sense today…RP
3) REMOTE PEERING Connecting to the Core of the Internet from afar
Definitions – What is Remote Peering?
• Definition: Remote Peering is peering without a physical presence required at the peering point.
• Definition: A Remote Peering Provider is an entity that sells access to exchange points across their transport infrastructure.
24 Review the costs of the Traditional Peering Model…
Traditional Peering Point to Multipoint Peering Example
Colocation Expense
Router CapEx
…and Remote Peering…
Remote Peering Point to Multipoint Remote Peering Example
Peering Fabrics Extended as VLAN To customer
No router No colo
Remote Peering Service Model…
Remote Peering Service Model
London Internet Exchange
Amsterdam Internet Exchange
German Internet Exchange
Why it works…
Remote Peering How does it work? Remote Peering Provider is already installed at the IXPs. Waves provisioned, instant turn up. Neutral RPP no business clash Peering Focus Speeds IXP deploy Little paperwork One Contract
Peering Fabrics Extended as VLAN To customer
No router No colo
Remote Peering Provider Node
Case Studies and Use Cases
CASE STUDY Four site European Deployment
Traditional Peering LinkedIn Case Study (NANOG 48 Peering BOF)
Colocation Expense
Router CapEx
Dublin
London
Frankfurt
Amsterdam Source: LinkedIn Spain (not shown)
$6K/mo
$3.5K/mo
$275K/mo
Peering Fabrics Extended as VLAN To customer
No router No colo
Summary…
Remote Peering LinkedIn Case Study (NANOG 48 Peering BOF)
$6K/mo
Dublin
London
Frankfurt
Amsterdam Spain (not shown)
Traditional Peering vs. Remote Peering
Source: Zaid Ali Kahn, LinkedIn
For the price of transport alone, one can remotely peer.
Use Cases…
USE CASES What Remote Peering Means to the Internet Peering Ecosystem
For NG Networking
• Blend Transit,
• Strategic Internet Traffic is remotely peered
• No capital costs
• Control over routing
For Int’l Networks
• Remote peer into cheap ecosystem
– Buy Transit
– Peer Away
• 98% Africa traffic from US/Europe
For Cable Companies / ISPs
• Case: Canadian MSO peers in U.S.
• But Remote Peering in LA and Miami for free Asia and South American Internet routes
For Content Companies
• Important Traffic is peered – Gold plated packets
– Peering simplified
– Peering Delivered
– Lower people cost
– Strategic intent
– Performance
• A/B testing
Commodity Transit is cheap, but some applications require more control / better performance
For Internet Service Providers, Remote Peering justifies building into more and even smallish regional IXPs. More controls over routing No Capital costs
Fast turn-up/transition strategy…
IMPLICATIONS FOR THE INTERNET PEERING ECOSYSTEM
What Remote Peering Means to the Internet Peering Ecosystem
1) For all Network Operators Remote Peering extends the life of peering
Effective Peering Range
Peering makes sense across a wider range of Mbps. Peer away 2-3Gbps and all costs are covered.
Breathe of fresh air into Peering
More peersmore IXP value…
2) For IXPs, Remote Peering increases the value of IXPs
More new peers, more traffic, more routes More Valuable IXPs
Colo->instant critical mass
Colocation Companies 3) For Colocation Centers the Remote Peering Provider enables instant critical mass ALL PEERING ROUTES ARE REACHABLE!
Reachable peers Remotely makes colocation center immediately valuable (Value > Cost)
Trials and transition
4) For all, rapid turn-up means Remote Peering enables a fast deployment/transition strategy: