Peering – the exchange of traffic between two networks for reciprocated benefit
Making the business case for peering starts with the fact that one provider will never have all the customers. Through peering, providers, especially those with a limited network footprint, will need to exchange traffic with a provider who has a larger, and perhaps different, footprint. Targeting different customer bases through peering is a great way to expand one’s business.
Through peering, the business also achieves a reduced cost. In lieu of paying transit costs for each packet of data to an Internet destination, a company can peer with networks that reach that destination.
When it comes to peering and capacity, significant amounts of traffic can be passed by distributing traffic across many networks, rather than just going through one network. The business also has increased control, and is able to reduce dependence on one or more transit providers for delivering traffic.
Lastly, a great benefit of peering refers to the increased level of performance, which is attained through direct interconnection to multiple networks, which subsequently allow for more direct paths, and less hops.
So, where can I peer?
Consider TELEHOUSE America’s New York International Internet Exchange (NYIIX).
Peering with Telehouse America's International Internet Exchanges allows customers to interconnect to multiple transit providers versus connecting individually, providing dramatic savings while offering enhanced performance.
Customers peering with Telehouse experience powerful network-to-network connections, significant cost savings by averaging down bandwidth fees, optimal primary and secondary IP traffic routing options, and the opportunity to connect to one of the few IX route servers in the United States.
Additionally, customers can cost-effectively interconnect and exchange IP traffic at up to 10 GigE speeds minimizing transit costs, while taking advantage of neutral scalable infrastructure, IPv4 & IPv6 Protocols, guaranteed wire-speed, and route server access.
TELEHOUSE’s NYIIX, the biggest public Internet exchange in the NY Metro Market, is located in the heart of New York City, and has seamless switching fabrics at 85 10th Ave, 25 Broadway, 7 Teleport Drive, 60 Hudson St and 111 8th Ave. Recently in November, NYIIX exceeded the 200Gbps max traffic volume threshold, signifying the leading data center provider’s ability to attract both large ISPs and smaller companies to the exchange. NYIIX is also in the top 10 of the world’s largest peering points, and since its 1996 inception, has become the most popular neutral exchange point in New York, consisting of 146 active peering members from all over the world.
In addition to New York, Telehouse America also offers customers access to peer both publicly and privately on the West Coast, providing connection points in Los Angeles (LAIIX).
Both NYIIX and LAIIX are based on Brocade carrier class and high speed platform. Public and/or private peering via VLAN services are available. Route servers are available at both locations.
Learn more about the incredible opportunities TELEHOUSE has to offer the global community – www.telehouse.com.
