Re: Can an IXP sell IP transit?

[Will Hargrave <will () harg net>]

On 5 Nov 2024, at 16:56, Tom Beecher wrote:

> > Especially so if a few of the large content providers continue to pull
> > back from route servers and such.
> Content providers aren't leaving IXP's completely. They're still there,
> still paying monthly for ports and XCs. Still doing bilateral peering over
> the IX. There's no revenue hit to an IXP for a CDN to de-peer off the route
> servers.

Hi Tom,

I don’t really think your last statement is true.

UK, and London in particular, is quite a dynamic market. At LONAP we see plenty of networks connect and see an 
immediate “quick win” of traffic by connection to our route-servers, where adoption among the membership is something 
like 85-90%.

If an operator decides to replace those RS sessions with a (often intractable) portal to request bilateral sessions - 
or worse, email - that immediate traffic benefit is lost. That can affect the value the IXP provides to its members.

Will