Peering and Routing
Peering Agreements
Our policy is to peer with major Internet providers worldwide that own an Internet backbone that can support multiple peering points. Our peering agreements are implemented at public Internet Exchanges over private links.
For the Internet Transit Service, the following routing and peering rules apply:
- Customers from both peering parties can exchange traffic within the area specified in the interconnectivity agreement
- All customers have access to the agreed-upon resources of our peering partners
- There is no traffic shaping; meaning, data is routed to the closest exchange point
For more peering information, please contact us at peering@bt-alliance.com.
Click here for a list of global peering partners.
Routing Policy
Our network, which has autonomous system number AS3300 global, provides TCP/IP connectivity and supports BGP-4, in addition to static routing. Check our RIPE entrie AS3300 for detailed AS-path information.
Global Connectivity
Our Internet backbone can be characterised by its reliability, performance and congestion-free connections. Transit customers are provided with greater network connectivity through a wide range of peering agreements, multiple customer networks and for Europe we interconnect with DANTE's TEN-155 network. The TEN-155 network provides the European research community with end-to-end managed bandwidth, providing researchers in 21 European countries with dedicated connectivity for advanced application developments."
Our Internet backbone elements (routers, servers, etc.) are identified as "eqip.net."
Customers connected to our TCP/IP backbone are able to specify communities when announcing routes to our network.
Click here for a list of our accepted Peering and Routing Communities.