Interconnection notes

Peering, BGP, edge infrastructure and network security — written by the people building Peer1IX.

Flowspec lets you filter attack traffic by pattern rather than dropping everything. How it works and how to use it safely.

When traffic with one partner outgrows the public exchange, a virtual cross connect is the fastest way to set up private peering.

Bundling ports gives you more capacity and protects against a single link failure. How link aggregation works on the fabric.

NAT keeps IPv4 working; IPv6 is the long-term answer. Strategies operators use to move between the two.

Placing a virtual firewall where your private cloud connections meet gives you one inspection point for hybrid traffic.

Without route policy, a multi-cloud network can leak routes or create unexpected paths. Principles for clean, predictable routing.

Large data transfers between clouds raise three questions — how fast, how much and how safely. A practical checklist.

Data leaving the cloud is billed, and the bill can surprise. How private interconnects fit into an egress cost strategy.

Racks full of single-purpose cables are expensive and hard to manage. How virtual circuits consolidate connectivity and cut recurring costs.

Stretching VLANs is tempting, routing is safer. A balanced look at layer-2 and layer-3 interconnect between data centers.

Indian gamers are everywhere, but game servers are not. How edge data centers and local peering make multiplayer fairer for players outside…

Placing caches in tier-2 and tier-3 towns can transform video quality for millions of viewers. A practical guide to edge cache placement wi…