Internet inter-domain traffic

In this paper, we examine changes in Internet inter-domain traffic demands and interconnection policies. We analyze more than 200 Exabytes of commercial Internet traffic over a two year period through the instrumentation of 110 large and geographically diverse cable operators, international transit backbones, regional networks and content providers. Our analysis shows significant changes in inter-AS traffic patterns and an evolution of provider peering strategies. Specifically, we find the majority of inter-domain traffic by volume now flows directly between large content providers, data center / CDNs and consumer networks. We also show significant changes in Internet application usage, including a global decline of P2P and a significant rise in video traffic. We conclude with estimates of the current size of the Internet by inter-domain traffic volume and rate of annualized inter-domain traffic growth. Categories and Subject Descriptors: C.2 [Computer Communication Networks]: Miscell...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2010
• Where: SIGCOMM
• Authors: Craig Labovitz, Scott Iekel-Johnson, Danny McPherson, Jon Oberheide, Farnam Jahanian
• Keywords: Communications, Inter-domain Traffic, Internet Inter-domain Traffic, SIGCOMM 2010, Significant Changes