Peering BOF IV at NANOG 23

Tue Sep 25 15:38:34 UTC 2001

...This message is for Peering Coordinators coming to NANOG 23 in Oakland...

Monday evening there will be a Peering BOF for the Peering Coordinator 
community. The goal of this Peering BOF is to facilitate ISP peering by 
building community and through introductions. Here is the abstract and how 
you can *actively* participate.

Peering BOF IV
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Now more than ever, Internet Service Providers are focusing on ways to 
increase the resiliency of their networks and if at all possible, reduce 
their operating costs at the same time. Past research (Peering Decision 
Tree (presented at NANOG 19) and A Business Case for Peering (send me 
e-mail for a copy)) demonstrates the economic tradeoffs of peering and 
highlight the simple but challenging first step:

	How to know who to talk with at the ISP to get peering set up?

This Peering BOF focuses on this first step using "Peering Personals". Here 
is how it works.

We  solicit Peering Coordinators (before the meeting) asking them to 
characterize their networks and peering policies in general ways ("content 
heavy" or "access (eyeball) -heavy", "Multiple Points Required" or "Will 
Peer anywhere", "Peering with Content OK", etc.). From the answers we will 
select a set of ISP Peering Coordinators to stand up and present a 2-3 
minute description their network, what they look for in a peer, etc. 
allowing the audience to put a face with the name of the ISP. I will have a 
background page behind the Peering Coordinators that has Icons associated 
with each characteristics so folks can see if an ISP is a good peering 
candidate at a glance. At the end of the Peering BOF, Peering Coordinators 
will have time to speak with Peering Coordinators of ISPs they seek to 
interconnect with. The expectation is that these interactions will lead to 
the Peering Negotiations stage, the first step towards a more fully meshed 
and therefore resilient Internet.

If you are a Peering Coordinator and wish to participate in this BOF, 
please fill out the following form and e-mail to wbn at equinix.com
with Subject: Peering BOF IV
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Name:
Title:
Company:

Check each that apply:
___ We are an ISP (Sell access to the Internet)
___ We are a Non-ISP (Content Company, etc.)
___ We are Content-Heavy
___ We are Access Heavy
___ Peering with Content Players or Content Heavy ISPs is OK by us
___ We generally require peering in multiple locations
___ We will peer with anyone in any single location
___ We have huge volumes of traffic (lots of users and/or lots of content)
	(huge: > 1 Gbps total outbound traffic to peers and transit providers)
___ We have a global network
___ If given the opportunity I would like to stand up and say a few words 
about  my network and what I am looking for in a peer.

Peering Contact Database
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At the first NANOG Peering BOF I volunteered to maintain a Peering Contact 
Database (as an Excel Spreadsheet) that I e-mail out about every six weeks 
to participating Peering Coordinators. If you are a Peering Coordinator and 
would like to be listed in the PCD and get updates of the PCD periodically, 
send a note to wbn at wbnorton.org with Subject: PCD. BTW - I maintain this as 
a community service and is completely separate from my role at Equinix.

Bill
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William B. Norton	Co-Founder and Chief Technical Liaison		Equinix
wbn at equinix.com							650.315.8635