Re: Can an IXP sell IP transit?

[Mark Tinka <mark@tinka.africa>]

On 11/7/24 19:22, Will Hargrave wrote:

> 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.

Correct.

The paradigm shift happening in the content/cloud space is that the 
"quick win value" eyeball networks enjoy from peering with the route 
server to reach them does not appear to continue to be worth the admin. 
effort for said content/cloud folk.

Not sure how or if adding a portal layer makes that easier for them to 
manage.

But of course, there is the real issue that continuously upgrading 
clusters that serve exchange points across most of the exchange points 
around the world is a task that might have been underestimated, after all.

Mark.