On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 03:52:02PM +0200, Nurani Nimpuno wrote:
A growing exchange point is not only a "nice-to-have" for those operating it, but vital to those networks who peer there. If you stop adding value to those networks peering at the IX, you will slowly become irrelevant.
I view this differently: an IXP that does not grow, still provides value to the existing members/customers. The value is not growth itself, just like the amount of connected networks is not a metric for value, but a metric for the potential of value. The value an IXP brings can be defined as the delta between what it would cost to 'do it yourself' and run everything over private peering and using a public internet exchange. And this definition of value is underlined by the fact that a "public to private" lifecycle exists.
We work in a similar way with our pricing. (You mention that there is a lot of negotiations on pricing with IXPs.) I would like to be 100% clear that for the Netnod IX, we don’t negotiate or give “sweet deals” to anyone. We publish our fee schedule and we stick to it.
This is an admirable quality. I believe an IXP is most successful when it presents a level playing field. Hope you never change this :) Kind regards, Job