Internet2 Commercial Peering Serivce

Slide 1: Innovating the commodity Internet via the: Commercial Peering Service Steven Wallace ssw@internet2.edu

Slide 2: Internet2’s Internet Connection • AUP has always permitted transit of advanced services (e.g. IPv6 and IP Multicast) between Internet2 and the commodity Internet • Since 2000 Internet2 has maintained a connection to the MIX (Multicast Internet Exchange) at NASA Ames, for the purpose of IPv4 Multicast peering with commercial ISPs • In addition, Internet2 has purchased modest IPv6 transit capacity from Global Crossing via PAIX Palo Alto

Slide 3: Expanded Internet Connectivity • Upgraded PAIX Palo Alto from a 300Mb/s, to 10GE • Connected to Equinix Chicago at 10GE • Connected to Seattle Internet Exchange at 1GE • Connected PAIX New York (111 8th Ave) at 10GE • Additional opportunistic private peerings in progress

Slide 4: Benefit to R&E Community • Platform to directly connect to content providers and traditional ISPs via IPv6 and IP Multicast • Enabling advanced delivery of content • Promoting adoption of IPv6 in the US (currently lagging behind Europe and Asia) • Position Internet2 members and connectors as leaders in the delivery of advanced content • Commercial IPv6 and IP Multicast connectivity will flow directly over the R&E network service, not the peering service.

Slide 5: Benefit to R&E Community • IPv4 Settlement-Free Peering Service (aka commercial peering) • Net neutral connection between content providers and ISPs and Internet2 members • Cost effective access to commodity Internet • 40% commodity savings with today’s Beta with potential to grow to over 50% as the service matures • Network researchers gaining access to routing infrastructure carrying large and dynamic routing tables (currently has over 60,000 routes, compared to Abilene’s normal 10,000)

Slide 6: Leveraging Existing Resource • Using the Juniper T640 routers • Ability to have multiple virtual networks, with large routing tables, without compromising performance or stability • Best in class traffic engineering, filtering, and performance monitoring • The IU Global NOC • World class 7 * 24 * 365 operations • Proven record - responsive • Using the new Internet2 network backbone • Ability to deploy additional waves to accommodate growth (keeping R&E waves un-congested)

Slide 7: Current Users • Great Plains Network (GPN) • Indiana GigaPoP • LONI (Louisiana Optical Network Initiative) • Merit Network through MREN • MREN (Metropolitan Research and Education Network ) • Northern Crossroads (NOX) • OSCnet (Ohio Supercomputer Center Network) • Oregon GigaPoP • University of Iowa through CIC • University of Louisville • University of New Mexico • University of Texas - Austin

Slide 8: Getting Started with the Peering Service • The Connector can contact the Internet2 NOC • noc@net.internet2.edu • (317)-278-6622 • The NOC will work with you to establish a second BGP session over a separate vLAN, as well help with tuning its performance • It’s easy and it’s included (no additional fee)

Slide 9: For More Information: • http to noc.net.internet2.edu and click on the “Commercial Peering Service” link on the lefthand side • Send me e-mail (ssw@internet2.edu)