Why ISPs Should Prioritize Interconnection Over Raw Speed
In the broadband industry, the race for higher speeds has dominated marketing campaigns and consumer expectations. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) continually tout gigabit speeds as the ultimate benchmark for quality. While speed is important, a more critical yet often overlooked …
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 …
Remote Peering
Martin J. Levy from Cloudflare did a presentation about remote peering possibly being a bad thing. In this presentation, he brings up several valid points. https://www.globalpeeringforum.org/pastEvents/gpf14/presentations/Wed_2_MartinLevy_remote_peering_is_bad_for.pdf Some thoughts of my own. Yes, remote peering is happening. One thing touched upon …