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NPAC: Internet Transit and Peering Working Group (ITAPWG). Marilyn Hay Manager Network Engineering, BCNET. Past Year Activities. Review peering services, and assess ongoing Internet Transit services for BCNET members. Issue an RFP for Internet Transit service. Internet Transit RFP.
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NPAC: Internet Transit and Peering Working Group(ITAPWG) Marilyn HayManager Network Engineering, BCNET
Past Year Activities • Review peering services, and assess ongoing Internet Transit services for BCNET members. • Issue an RFP for Internet Transit service.
Internet Transit RFP • Successfully completed with 3 suppliers:Bell, Shaw, Tata • Overall 17% decrease in costs • Increased capacity at each TX to a total of nearly 4G Accesses upgraded to 10GigE in Vancouver and 1GigE in other Exchanges
Peering Updates • Akamai servers at VANTX deliver content from a vast array of content providers including Apple, BBC, CBC, CBS, NBA, NFL. • Limelight Networks added as peering service – NetFlix, Fox, MTV, DreamWorks • Peering with Google in Seattle – Google content including Youtube is 1 hop away1 GigE link at near capacity • Peering at the SIX in Seattle – 39 IPv4 peers, including Yahoo and Microsoft. 16 IPv6 peers1 GigE link at near capacity
New Peering Services • CANARIE Peering ServiceWorking to develop service delivery at BCNET over next few months • Google Caching ServiceSimilar to Akamai with local caching serversDeveloping with CANARIE
Peering Service Effects • Service outage at SIX April 13 for 5 hoursSupplier had a hardware problem • Traffic fails over to Internet Transit • Time of day and yearLower utilization than usualMinimal congestion on Internet Transit links • Would have been problematic during peak times