We peer with Netflix directly on an exchange, and transit Level3, Cogent, HE & TW.
In me experience, when our direct peer is down for whatever reason, Netflix prefers Hurricane Electric no matter what - if the route is there, it takes it - then Cogent, then Level3, then TW. I agree that the Netflix team is responsive and easy to work with, and again in my experience, their network team is extremely interested in making things happen (despite what blogs & hearsay ...) Randal On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 8:48 AM, Jay Ashworth <[email protected]> wrote: > While thinking about this double play over the weekend, a very interesting > chain of thoughts occurred to me. > > If I were Netflix, why would I buy all my transit from Cogent[1], given > Cogent's propensity for getting into peering fights with people *already*, > even before *I* start sending them 1000:1 asymmetric outbound traffic? > > Presumably because they're offering me a helluva deal on the bandwidth. > > So why would Cogent offer Netflix a helluva deal? > > Perhaps because they were smart enough to see how popular NF would > become... > and thought it would make an excellent stalking horse in their own peering > fights? > > Who's gonna depeer Cogent *now*? > > Cheers, > -- jra > [1] This is my understanding, though of course I'm not privy. > -- > Jay R. Ashworth Baylink > [email protected] > Designer The Things I Think RFC > 2100 > Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land > Rover DII > St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 647 > 1274 >
