Internet peering and the role of an IXP

1. INTERNET PEERING AND
ROLES OF IXP
BY
JACOB DAGUNDURO (IXPN)

2. CONNECTED
WORLD
• Almost everything is
connected in our world today.
• But many people are not.
• Through available and
affordable internet access
many more can be connected.

3. CONTENT
• How we Internet Access
• ISPs Business
• Internet Transit Vs Peering
• Why Peering
• Peering Options
• Role of IXP

4. COMMON TERMS
• Transit
• ISP
• IAP
• Peer
• Peering

5. HOW WE GET INTERNET ACCESS
ISP/IAP
Foreign Tier 1 /Tier 2 ISP

6. ISP BUSINESS
ISP
ISP
Buying
Selling

7. HOW ISP GET INTERNET ACCESS
ISP
Transit
Provider
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
1
2
3
4
5
7
6
8
10
2
10
ISP use Default
Route
OR
Run BGP
Route Advertisements

8. INTERNET TRANSIT VS PEERING

9. WHY PEERING
• Cost Savings: Saves cost on your transit and equipment
• Lower Latency: Reduced latency drops due to the direct
connection
• Revenue increase.
• Marketing benefits.

10. LET’S DO MORE PEERING… OPTIONS
• Direct Circuit Peering
• Peering Through IXP

11. LET’S DO MORE PEERING… OPTION 1
ISP
Transit
Provider
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
10
3
2
ISP realise need
to peer with more
networks
Trans
it
Peerin
g
Peerin
g

12. ISP 1 ISP 2
Foreign Tier 1 /Tier 2 ISP
Direct BGP Peer
LET’S DO MORE PEERING… OPTION 1
 Scalability Issue with multiple ISPs
 N-1 Direct Peering

13. LET’S DO MORE PEERING.. OPTION 2
ISP
Transit
Provider
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
10
3
2
ISP realise need
to peer with more
networks
Trans
it
Peerin
g
Peerin
g
IXP

14. LET’S DO MORE PEERING.. OPTION 2
ISP 2
Foreign Tier 1 /Tier 2 ISP
ISP 1
IXP

15. WHO PEERS IXPS
Telcos
ISPs
Cloud
Service
Providers
CDNs
Carriers
Higher
Educational
Institutions
Critical
Internet
Resources
IXP
Government
Institutions
IXP

16. BENEFITS/ROLES OF IXP
• Keeping local internet traffic local
• Reduces costs for access to internet
• Enhance local connectivity and improve internet experience of end users
• Reduce overall costs related to providing Internet services
• Foster innovation
• Promote and encourage the creation of local content
• Attract foreign Investors

17. IXPN
 65 Connected Networks
 130Gbps Traffic
 Layer 2 IXP
 4 PoP (Point of Presence) in Lagos.
NCR, Medallion, Rack Centre and MDX.
 Point of Presence (PoP) in Abuja, Port
Harcourt, Kano & Enugu
 Access to Stratum 1 Time Server.
 Access to root DNS servers
www.ixp.net.ng

18. REFRENCE
• www.drpeering.net
• www.pch.net
• www.ixp.net.ng
• www.internetsociety.org