[AusNOG] Xbox servers?

[Karl Kloppenborg]

Martijn,

Thanks for that! You learn something new everyday! :)

Thanks,
Karl.

On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 7:29 PM i3D.net - Martijn Schmidt <
martijnschmidt at i3d.net> wrote:

> Hi Matthew,
>
> Karl's answer is not entirely accurate, it really depends on the game
> title. While some games do run in Azure there are many cases where "the
> cloud" is not ideal due to the performance requirements of the server
> software. Furthermore, if your game can't easily scale up/down it's not
> exactly cheap to run a public cloud instance on a permanent basis and
> that's where specialized hosting providers come in.
>
> Full disclosure: my employer i3D.net AS49544 hosts a significant portion
> of the Xbox but also PC/PlayStation infrastructure in Australia, mostly for
> shooter-like game titles - and I doubt we're the only one competing for
> this niche of the market.
>
> Best regards,
> Martijn
>
> PS: https://www.peeringdb.com/asn/49544
> On 09/19/2016 08:14 AM, Karl Kloppenborg wrote:
>
> Hey Matthew,
>
> The Xbox live Australian gaming servers are part of the Australian Azure
> cluster. (spread between Australia East, South East Clusters)
> You can see which ranges are part of the Australian Azure DC here:
> https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=41653
>
> As for peering I guess you can look that up once you have the ranges?
> --Karl.
>
>
>
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> On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 3:50 PM Matthew Enger <m.enger at xi.com.au> wrote:
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>> Would anyone know where the gaming servers for Australia used by X Box
>> are located and where they peer off?
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