IP peering: priorities and developments

Carriers use IP to carry increasing volumes of traffic, necessitating the efficient exchange of IP traffic between ISPs. The largest ISPs are becoming more restrictive over whom they will peer with, and smaller ones are becoming more open.

Report Highlights

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Executive summary
In a nutshell
Ovum view
Key messages
Evolution in IP peering, not revolution
The importance of mutual business benefits
Traffic volumes and network scale
Personal relationships
Informality and flexibility
Aversion to regulation and governmental intervention
Research methodology
Definitions used
ISP peering agreements
IP peering criteria
Network scale
Traffic
Relationships
Technical issues
Security
Operations
Time
Disputes
Quality
Financial stability
The importance of the business benefits of peering
Formality of peering agreements
Threats and opportunities for peering
Overview
Regulation
Governmental requirements
Net neutrality
Industry consolidation
Peer-to-peer traffic
Conflicting business models
Voice peering – a whole new level of complexity
The rise and rise of VoIP
ISPs are feeling their way
Variations in attitudes to peering
Differences in peering policies
De-peering
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List of Figures
Figure 1: Importance of criteria when establishing bilateral peering agreements
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