As part of a research study on the economic benefits of peering, the Internet Society would like to collect some data on the "total cost of peering" at an IXP. IXP port prices are often published, but there are many other associated costs that are not fully transparent. The aim of this survey is to capture those additional dimensions.

Responses are used for research purposes. All answers are treated confidentially and reported only in aggregate.

This survey is targeted at IXP participants.

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* 1. What best describes your organisation?

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* 2. In which region(s) do you primarily operate? (Select all that apply.)

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* 3. Approximately how many active peering sessions does your network or IXP maintain?

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* 4. For a 10G port size, what is your annual total cost of peering (port fees, transport, colocation, etc)? Give a rough estimate in USD.

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* 5. Taking into account your total cost of peering, how would you break down the cost components? (Give each component an approx. percentage)

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IXP port fee (monthly recurring)
Colocation / rack space at IXP facility
Cross-connect charges within the colocation facility
Transport / backhaul to reach the IXP (leased wavelength, dark fibre, Ethernet)
Equipment (routers, optics, patch panels) dedicated to peering
Staff time / operational overhead
Redundancy / diversity (second IXP port, backup transit for resilience)
Route-server or peering policy management tooling
Legal / contractual overhead (peering agreements, NDAs)

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* 6. Does your organization maintain redundant peering connections?

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* 7. Are there any other (hidden) cost components your organization incurs when peering? Please describe briefly.

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* 8. Any additional context about your peering cost structure you would like to share? (Optional)

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* 9. How does the cost of peering compare to transit in your market?

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* 10. What are the primary drivers of your peering strategy? Rank highest to lowest

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* 11. Which operator types do you think face the highest transport costs to connect to an IXP? Rank highest to lowest

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* 12. Any comment?

Thank you!

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