{"id":164893,"date":"2022-03-30T17:55:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T17:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/?page_id=164893"},"modified":"2025-07-25T21:31:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T21:31:14","slug":"fostering-sustainable-peering-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/action-plan\/sustainable-peering-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Fostering Sustainable Peering Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Fostering Sustainable
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Building a solid Internet foundation takes time, effort, and trust.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you needed to get a letter to your neighbor, you wouldn\u2019t send it via airmail across the country and back first, would you? For much of the world, this is how Internet traffic is routed. This is why we need Internet exchange points (IXPs)<\/a>, which allow networks to exchange traffic locally, and a sustainable peering infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peering happens when networks agree to exchange traffic with each other through IXPs. Networks can keep traffic local, provide faster connections, and improve the experience of the people relying on them. Because they no longer need to route traffic via expensive international links, connectivity costs drop, too. They also improve overall network performance and resiliency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Join a Peering Roadshow or Workshop<\/h3><\/div>

The Internet Society Peering Roadshows and workshops allow network managers to learn peering best practices to keep local connectivity reliable and affordable, connect with other local experts, and improve their technical skills.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Read More and Get Involved<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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Addressing Global Inequality<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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We build Internet infrastructure and tackle global inequality by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n