Peering Policy

Network Operations

Peering

This is the general list of technical issues related to peering policy. For more information, please contact

· Peering locations: There is currently no minimum number of peering points; however, we prefer that you peer with us in all IXPs where we are mutually present.

· We request that all peers keep their PeeringDB entry up to date.

· Likewise, please keep your IRR info and macro up to date so that we may use them for our routing policies.

· BGP MD5 authentication is preferred.

· GTSM, (Generalized TTL Security Mechanism) is preferred.

· Prefixes advertised / received - please keep us up to date with the maximum number of prefixes to be advertised / received so that we may adjust our filters accordingly.

· BGP policy/Traffic engineering - Usage of MED/Communities is allowed.

· Contact information must be kept up to date for all peers. Please see the Contact Us page for information on how to update us.