[AusNOG] Carrier Independent Peering Exchange

[Allan Dib]

Hi Folks,

I've watched the consolidation in this industry over the past year or  
so and I haven't been very concerned about it up until the Pipe/TPG  
announcement. Looking at the comments on this list, it is clear I am  
not alone in my concern about the imminent loss of the industry's  
carrier independent peering service.

This has got me thinking (more than usual!) over the past month or so.  
Apart from the obvious need for a new player to provide Internet  
peering what would really bring real value great value to all in the  
industry?

After a lot of thought and some discussion with industry peers the  
answer that kept coming back to me is: A layer 2 (Ethernet) peering  
exchange

Why layer 2 you ask rather than just replicating Pipe's existing  
peering service? I'm glad you asked! :-)

1. We want the ability to peer not just public Internet traffic but  
also private traffic. (e.g. voice interconnects or other privately  
addressed RFC1918 traffic)

2. We want to create an Australian marketplace where you can connect  
to a single independent peering exchange and get access to IP transit,  
voice and Ethernet services from any number of carriers that would  
offer their services via this peering exchange. One link that would  
give you access to multiple (ideally all) carriers and multiple  
services.

My "back of envelope" plan for this kind of peering exchange is as  
follows:

Peering exchanges would be located in each capital city at carrier  
independent facilities
The costs of connecting into the peering facility would be borne by  
each client
The cost of joining the peering facility would be a membership fee  
depending on the port speed (100Mbps / 1Gbps / 10Gbps etc)
The peering exchange might also take a very small percentage of the  
fees charged by carriers offering their voice, IP transit or Ethernet  
services via the exchange (e.g. like an eBay listing fee)
The peering exchange would be run by a carrier independent private  
company

I'd be very interested in your feedback on such as project. I'd also  
be looking for any expressions of interest in:

Carriers interested in offering their IP transit, voice and Ethernet  
services via this exchange
ISP's, VoIP providers, corporates etc. interested in joining the  
exchange as members
Anyone interested in investing capital to get such a project off the  
ground quickly

Any feedback would be very greatly appreciated. Feel free to email  
interest or feedback to me off-list.

All the best!


Allan Dib
Voxcom

Telephone: 1300 VOXCOM (1300 869 266)
Fax: 1300 VOXFAX (1300 869 329)
Direct: 03 8640 1301
Email: allan.dib at voxcom.com.au
Web: http://www.voxcom.com.au



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