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Traditionally peering happens between large players in the Internet market such as Telcos and ISPs, however there are also benefits for large sources or sinks of traffic to peer at a peering point for the same reasons as an ISP (it reduces their reliance on purchased transmit). Organisations that need to be multihomed may also choose to connect to their providers at a peering point.
!! Peering Information
-NewZealand has two major
peering points [APE] (
[Auckland]) and
[WIX] (
[Wellington]) both of these are managed
by CityLink. There is also a minor peering point at
Palmerston North called ~PNIX
.
+NewZealand currently
has three active
peering points all managed by CityLink
+*
[APE] -
[Auckland] Peering Exchange - Biggest by volume of traffic
+*
[WIX] -
[Wellington] Internet Exchange - Biggest
by number of participants
+* [PNIX] -
Palmerston North Internet Exchange - Quite small at the moment
.
+* [DPE] - Dunedin Peering Exchange
+* [3CIX] - 3 Cities (Lower Hutt, Upper Hut, Porirua) Internet Exchange
+
+According to http://www.nzix.net/ webpages the following exchanges are also under construction.
+* Christchuch - (CHIX)
+* Southland - (SIX)
+* Hamilton - (HIX)
An excellent introduction to peering is William B. Norton's paper "Internet Service Providers and Peering" downloadable from http://www.equinix.com/pdf/whitepapers/PeeringWP.2.pdf
Keep an eye out for other William B. Norton papers as well, they are usually highly informative and well researched.
