Growing local content & peeringThomas Volmer - Google peering & content deliveryAfNOG, Tunis, June 2015

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Why is Google … ?

- not building a datacenter in Zambia?- not building a pop in Seychelles?

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Different Google infrastructure presence

% of Google traffic

GGC ˜ 60%

Point of Presence (PoP) & Datacenters

˜ 40%

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Criteria for infrastructure building

Large demand (current and potential) for Google services nearby

Cheap, abundant, reliable, renewable power

Cheap, abundant, reliable, interconnected, competitive fiber networks

Strong, reliable jurisdictions, with good laws on content intermediary liability, privacy etc...

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Internet interconnection: Peering

● 99% of internet interconnections are based on settlement-free peering: no contracts, no commercials, mutually beneficial relationships - just lay a fiber between two routers

● Highly efficient economics which contributed to the growth & success of the Internet

● Essential to keeping traffic & content local, to bring cost, performance and usage benefits. See ISOC, 2015

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Peering & Internet eXchange Points (IXPs)

● IXPs are a (very) useful tool for peering, but not the only way. Private network interconnect (PNI - “private peering”) works fine in many cases

● A successful IXP:○ Is a symptom of a healthy & competitive market more than an enabler○ is bottom-up rather than top-down○ Can be private or associative, not necessarily government sponsored○ Works best with local content, GGC or otherwise

● Success stories: NAPAfrica, TIX, GIX, IXPN, UIXP… And plenty more coming

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Google Global Cache

Peering pop

● Lightweight platform caching Google static content (videos, apps)

● Saves ISPs up to 60% of their Google traffic & improves user experience

● Deployed worldwide, with individual ISPs or IXPs

● Africa in progress with many success stories

● Development of Internet exchanges (IXPs) fuels growth in some countries

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Google Global Cache (GGC) checklist

Google Global Cache (GGC) available (almost) worldwide: Save up to 60% of your international transit to Google AS15169, by hosting content locally - subject to traffic requirements: https://peering.google.com/iwantggc/

Share GGC servers:- Do you peer or is an IXP up and running in your country?- Can you provide rackspace (6U), layer 3 routing, a /26 and power

(3x400W max)?- Are you able to provide internet bandwidth (xxx Mbps) to the GGC?

Needs a sponsor or sharing agreement between IX members.

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Please connect with Google :)

Google peers in Johannesburg, Mombasa, Marseille & all over the world.http://as15169.peeringdb.com/

More info: https://peering.google.com/ ; write to peering@google.com or tvolmer@google.com in english ou en Francais!

Thank you!