[AusNOG] Carrier Independent Peering Exchange

[Daragh Mc Grath]

I'm glad to see this discussion has been kicked off here, it's something
I've thought about on and off over the past few years.

Having worked for a major European exchange in the past (LINX) I've been
disappointed by the approach to peering here in Australia since I moved
around 2 years ago. Not having the big telco's present at exchange points is
the obvious cause, and given their willingness to participate at other
exchange points around the world but not at home, this is disappointing.

I believe that unless you have the major players engaged, an alternative
exchange is not going to happen (or may do, but won't be as successful as it
should!). The best way of trying to encourage that is for an exchange to be
setup as outlined by MMC, mutually owned and most importantly, operate as a
not for profit. To quote LINX, existing for the good of the internet.

I will be following this thread with interest.

Daragh

On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Allan Dib <allan.dib at voxcom.com.au> wrote:

> 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
>
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