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Peering and Transit are the terms used to describe the pipes or connections that we have with the rest of the Internet. |
Peering and Transit are the terms used to describe the pipes or connections that we have with the rest of the Internet. |
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Good peering and transit connections means lower 'hops' on your traceroutes and lower ping times. |
Good peering and transit connections means lower 'hops' on your traceroutes and lower ping times. |
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== Direct interconnect == |
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Where viable, we have direct interconnect with some networks |
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==Peering== |
==Peering== |
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We have multiple connections in to both the two main peering networks in the UK: LINX and LONAP. |
We have multiple connections in to both the two main peering networks in the UK: [https://www.peeringdb.com/net/2077 LINX and LONAP]. |
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Through these peering networks we get fast, reliable and low latency access to many of the other big networks. The main content and game providers are on these peering |
Through these peering networks we get fast, reliable and low latency access to many of the other big networks. The main content and game providers are on these peering |
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networks and most of our traffic will be transferred over these. |
networks and most of our traffic will be transferred over these. |
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We look out for new companies to peer with and make sure that we are peering with popular game and content providers where ever possible. For example |
We look out for new companies to peer with and make sure that we are peering with popular game and content providers where ever possible. For example, |
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we peer with companies such as Twitch, Blizzard, Riot Games and |
we peer with companies such as Twitch, Blizzard, Riot Games, Valve and others. |
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==Transit== |
==Transit== |
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==Improvements== |
==Improvements== |
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As mentioned, we're happy to peer |
As mentioned, we're happy to peer with other companies wherever possible. |
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