Summary
This document describes the peering policies for xTom (AS8888, AS3258, AS3214, AS3204, AS4785,
AS6233, AS9312, AS949).
Background
An Internet exchange point (IX or IXP) is the physical infrastructure through which
Internet service providers (ISPs) and content delivery networks (CDNs) exchange Internet traffic between
their networks. (Wikipedia)
Policy Statement
xTom will peer with network operators at IXs for anyone. Our inclination is to setup
multiple peering sessions for redundancy wherever and at whatever point conceivable. xTom will also peer
with route servers on all IXs where we are available.
Peering Requirements
- To be eligible for peering, each candidate must:
- Use a registered public autonomous system (AS) number;
- Publish valid contact information via PeeringDB
- Maintain valid AS and prefix records with a public Internet Routing Registry (IRR).
- A peer may only send toward us traffic intended for a destination network we advertise. The use of
static or default routes toward us is not permitted.
- The following features not required but we can configure if you need:
Peering with xTom on Internet Exchanges
- No traffic volume required. But our peering policy is selective.
- BGP sessions should be established in IPv4 and IPv6 if available.
Peering with xTom on Private Peering
- Our BGP peering policy is selective, but for PNI, we start with 10GB-LR or 100GB-LR4 interfaces.
- Traffic with the peer ASN should be at least around 1Gbps peak to start discussing about PNI.
- BGP sessions should be established in IPv4 and IPv6 if available
- xTom provides IPv4 /31 and IPv6 /126 networks for the PNI
Maximum Prefixes
We suggest to set the following maximum-prefixes:
- IPv4 : 1000 prefixes
- IPv6 : 1000 prefixes