How Route Servers Work on an Internet Exchange Point (IXP)
In the world of Internet connectivity, Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) play a crucial role in facilitating efficient traffic exchange between networks. Within this ecosystem, route servers act as intermediaries to streamline the process of establishing connections, known as peering, between …
Unpopular opinion: BGP should accept smaller than a /24
For years, we have heard of the depletion of IPv4 address space on the Internet. At the same time, more and more networks are coming online. Out of these new networks, we have an ever-increasing number wanting to participate in …
Internet Exchanges and the (I)nternet
The Internet is a complex network of connected devices, servers, and routers that enables the seamless exchange of data and information worldwide. However, to ensure that this exchange is fast, reliable, and secure, organizations need to rely on specialized infrastructure …
Interconnection Quarterly
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e013aba1c79407e08cf53bc/t/60610a0a5517c019d36a2083/1616972299607/Foundations+-+Interconnection+Quarterly+%284Q2020%29+.pdf From Christian Koch from Foundations I am excited to reveal that my quarterly interconnection update hastransformed into the Interconnection Quarterly, a hand-tailored,independent briefing on the interconnection industry. Right now, my plansare to publish the Interconnection Quarterly shortly after the …
FD-IX: Local-pref and default routes
I just finished up an article over on the FD-IX blog about local-prefs, default routes, and Internet exchanges. https://www.fd-ix.com/uncategorized/local-pref-and-default-routes/ Not everyone on the Internet needs full feeds from their provider. In this case, how does learning routes from an Internet …
Hurricane Electric Route Filtering Algorithm
The following is from http://routing.he.net/algorithm.html . This outlines the criteria HE.NET uses for filtering routes from peers and customers. This is the route filtering algorithm for customers and peers that have explicit filtering: 1. Attempt to find an as-set to …
Medium WISP Core Network Design
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