Post by Fiber Data Internet Exchange (FD-IX Midwest-IX)

A lot of ISP traffic takes the scenic route. Without peering, packets often leave your market, cross an upstream carrier network, and then come right back to reach a destination that may have been nearby all along. The route works, but it adds latency, burns transit capacity, and pushes more traffic onto ports you are paying for. We have put together a breakdown of what actually happens when networks do not peer, why transit graphs spike during peak hours, and how peering helps keep local traffic local. #Peering #InternetExchange #BGP #Networking #ISP #Broadband #NetworkEngineering #FDIX #Transit #DataCenter #InternetInfrastructure #KeepTrafficLocal https://zurl.co/0T9tF