[AusNOG] Telstra YouTube Servers

[Gaurab Raj Upadhaya]

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Many providers prefer bilateral routes over routes over Multi-lateral
Peers. Setting up bilateral sessions over the IX should be  your long
term solution. Being a bilateral peer also means that you know where to
send e-mails to or call - in case of troubles.

- -gaurab


On 6/1/10 5:41 AM, McDonald Richards wrote:
> Have you considered that via Pipe and Equinix you are 2 AS hops away from
> Google/YouTube? Telstra may have their own infrastructure to which you are
> only a single AS hop away (or two depending on exactly how it's setup - but
> at the very least it's equal to what is being sent over the IX point). It's
> also pretty common for a direct private peer to be LPREF'd higher than a
> multi-lateral peer, even when over a common IX fabric.
> 
> Many of us here run TWI connections for a variety of reasons and do not have
> this problem. Many of us also directly peer with Google. What's being
> suggested is that you eBGP peer Google directly over an IX point rather than
> going via a route-server, shortening the AS path.
> 
> You could also just try emailing Google directly for assistance as well -
> I'm sure they'd be willing to help :)
> 
> http://www.peeringdb.com/view.php?asn=15169
> 
> 
> Macca
> 
> 
> From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net
> [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Phillip Britt
> Sent: Tuesday, 1 June 2010 2:32 PM
> To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Telstra YouTube Servers
> 
> Ok, l think everyone has missed the point of the question, l already peer
> with pipe in 4 states and equinix. 
> 
> The question is, has anyone with TWI had issues with their You Tube traffic
> being preferenced to Telstra based You Tube servers rather than via
> multi-lateral peering links even when BGP will select the path via peering,
> ie they are making a decision in the software to redirect the session to
> Telstra based servers, ie not a routing decision.
> 
> 
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