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Index
Foreword to the 2014 Edition iv
Preface – Note to the Reader vi
Section I – Connecting to the Edge of the Internet 1
Chapter 1 – Introduction 3
Chapter 2 – Internet Transit 7
Introduction to Internet Transit 7
The Internet Transit Service Model 7
The Internet Transit Pricing Model 9
Variability in Internet Transit Service 15
Implementation Model for the Internet Transit Service 16
Observations about Internet Transit 17
Chapter 3 – The Internet Transit Playbook 19
Introduction 19
Edge “Tricks of the Trade” 19
Transit Tactic 1 – Optimal Internet Transit 21
Transit Tactic 2 – Gaming the 95th Percentile 24
Transit Tactic 3 – Multi-Homing 27
Transit Tactic 4 – Renegotiate Multi-Year Contracts 29
Transit Tactic 5 – Play the Market 30
Transit Tactic 6 – Resell Transit 31
Transit Tactic 7 – Secret Sauce Transit 32
Transit Tactic 8 – Build into Cheap Transit Internet Region 33
Transit Tactic 9 – Internet Transit Troughs 35
Transit Tactic 10 – Capture Content and Access Customers 37
Transit Tactic 11 – Short-Term Transit 39
Transit Tactic 12 – Deploy Trial Gear into Operational Environment 40
Section II – Connecting to the Core of the Internet 43
Chapter 4 – Internet Peering 45
Introduction 45
Internet Peering 46
Three Key Points about Internet Peering 49
The Top Five Motivations to Peer 50
The Internet Peering Process 52
The IXP Peering Cost Model 63
Chapter 5 – The Business Case for Peering 69
The Cost of Peering 69
Calculating the Cost of Peering 71
Generalized Analysis 72
The Peering vs. Transit Economics 72
Chapter 6 – Selecting an IXP 79
Introduction 79
1 – Telecommunications Access 80
2 – Deployment Process 82
3 – ISP Current Presences 83
4 – Operations Support 84
5 – Business Alignment 85
6 – Cost 87
7 – Credibility 87
8 – Exchange Population 88
9 – Existing vs. Emerging Exchange 89
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