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The Internet Peering Playbook: Connecting to the Core of the Internet
One can understand the protocols, the technologies, and the routing algorithms, but that doesn't tell the story. The Internet is a global ecosystem of cooperating and competing networks strategically interconnected to maximize performance and minimize costs. If you are operating a growing Internet service, it is essential to understand how the Internet Peering Ecosystem works at the core.
You will learn how the largest content and Internet service
*Determine when and how to connect to the Core of the Internet
*Select the right peers and Internet Exchange Points (IXPs)
*Choose between public and private peering
*Make a provable business case for peering
*Apply the "Tricks-of-the-Trade" to obtain peering with the key players
*Establish and grow critical mass at their IXP
This is the book you need to understand strategies and tactics for Internet Peering, Transit and Exchange Points, collected from some of the smartest peering coordinators and IXP operators in the world.
You will learn how the largest content and Internet service
*Determine when and how to connect to the Core of the Internet
*Select the right peers and Internet Exchange Points (IXPs)
*Choose between public and private peering
*Make a provable business case for peering
*Apply the "Tricks-of-the-Trade" to obtain peering with the key players
*Establish and grow critical mass at their IXP
This is the book you need to understand strategies and tactics for Internet Peering, Transit and Exchange Points, collected from some of the smartest peering coordinators and IXP operators in the world.
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July 6, 2012
I recently had the pleasure to read The Internet Peering Playbook by Bill Norton, aka: Dr Peering (http://drpeering.net/)
Bill has been involved in the peering community for over 20 years and was the Internet Engineering Manager responsible for, among other things, chairing the North American Network Operations Group (NANOG). He was also the Co-founder and Chief Technical Liaison for Equinix, Inc., a large scale global provider of peering and collocation services.
According to it's author whom I met at the last NANOG in Vancouver, there is precisely only one book on this highly specialized relationship building topic. This book isn't about understanding the protocols or the routing algorithms, it's about building relationship and understanding the peering ecosystem and what ultimately motivate one to seek a peering relationship.
The book is conveniently separated in 3 sections: Transit, Peering and IXP, so one can jump right to the appropriate section.
Lots of information on what constitute a good IXP and the business case for peering for ISPs of all size as well as for CDNs. I particularly enjoyed reading his thought on the inevitable power struggle between the ISPs controlling the eyeballs (Hello Comcast) and the content providers, (Hello Netflix and indirectly Level 3).
This book isn't for everyone, but if you have anything to do with the peering community, it's definitively recommended reading.
Bill has been involved in the peering community for over 20 years and was the Internet Engineering Manager responsible for, among other things, chairing the North American Network Operations Group (NANOG). He was also the Co-founder and Chief Technical Liaison for Equinix, Inc., a large scale global provider of peering and collocation services.
According to it's author whom I met at the last NANOG in Vancouver, there is precisely only one book on this highly specialized relationship building topic. This book isn't about understanding the protocols or the routing algorithms, it's about building relationship and understanding the peering ecosystem and what ultimately motivate one to seek a peering relationship.
The book is conveniently separated in 3 sections: Transit, Peering and IXP, so one can jump right to the appropriate section.
Lots of information on what constitute a good IXP and the business case for peering for ISPs of all size as well as for CDNs. I particularly enjoyed reading his thought on the inevitable power struggle between the ISPs controlling the eyeballs (Hello Comcast) and the content providers, (Hello Netflix and indirectly Level 3).
This book isn't for everyone, but if you have anything to do with the peering community, it's definitively recommended reading.
September 4, 2013
Le livre traite d'un domaine où je suis néophyte : le Peering entre ISP.
Après lecture, le sujet est vraiment très intéressant et les informations contenues dans le livre sont très utiles pour comprendre ce que l'auteur appelle l'écosystème du peering sur Internet.
Ces informations ne sont d'ordre technique mais traite des aspects de management ou gestion ainsi que ceux relatifs aux tactiques et procédés utilisés par les acteurs du domaine pour gagner du terrain et maintenir leur positions, et quelques fois (ou plusieurs fois) ces procédés ne sont pas très éthiques. Il y a de la triche, du mensonge et de la manipulation pour arriver aux objectifs.
Après lecture, le sujet est vraiment très intéressant et les informations contenues dans le livre sont très utiles pour comprendre ce que l'auteur appelle l'écosystème du peering sur Internet.
Ces informations ne sont d'ordre technique mais traite des aspects de management ou gestion ainsi que ceux relatifs aux tactiques et procédés utilisés par les acteurs du domaine pour gagner du terrain et maintenir leur positions, et quelques fois (ou plusieurs fois) ces procédés ne sont pas très éthiques. Il y a de la triche, du mensonge et de la manipulation pour arriver aux objectifs.
January 9, 2013
A fun read that made it enjoyable to learn all the human and business motivations behind how the Internet works.
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