A True Milestone for Peering
TELEHOUSE America is excited to announce that the average daily traffic volume of its own public peering exchange, the New York International Internet Exchange (NYIIX), has exceeded the 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) mark, a true milestone in the peering industry. The increased traffic and associated routes allows networks to further justify interconnection with peering partners, reduces costs, and largely improves network efficiency and performance. Reaching this high point further positions NYIIX to carry out its critical mission, to provide the Internet community with a neutral and scalable peering infrastructure, and to assure reliability and stable Internet connectivity. This sustained volume places NYIIX firmly in the top 10 internet exchange points globally.
Public Internet Peering allows networks, Internet or Content or Application Service Providers (ISPs, CSP, ASPs) to voluntarily connect, typically over a layer 2 switch, to exchange their internet traffic. It is a highly appealing economic option for the service providers that yearn for more control over the quality of their internet traffic. Today’s Internet operates with a noteworthy number of peering locations around the world, which means improved performance and considerably better routing options for the majority of Internet traffic.
NYIIX continues to hold its elite position as the largest public Internet exchange in the entire New York Metro Market. Since its establishment in 1996, NYIIX has been the busiest and longest-running neutral exchange point in New York, with over 135 active peering members from around the world. Located in downtown New York City, NYIIX provides fully redundant equipment and fiber connections to four of the largest local carrier hotels: 25 Broadway, 60 Hudson St., and 111 Eighth Ave. in Manhattan, and 7 Teleport on Staten Island.
NYIIX also offers private peering over VLAN, enabling secure private peering or direct bandwidth over the exchange.