NTAC Peering Working Group

[Steven Wallace <>]

Would Netflix be able to identify I2 sites that would benefit from a local 
cache?

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> On Feb 26, 2015, at 4:01 PM, Jeff Bartig 
> <>
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> NTAC Peering WG,
> 
> I wanted to send out a quick alert about some upcoming TransitRail
> Netflix capacity changes and expected higher Netflix traffic over
> the next several days.
> 
> I've had a recent conversation with Netflix about peering capacity
> with TransitRail.  The 10G private peering interfaces in Ashburn,
> Dallas, and Chicago have been very busy lately.
> 
> As a result of the conversation, Netflix and Internet2 are working
> on a couple of capacity additions.  The top priority will be upgrading
> Ashburn to 2x10G and adding a new 10G interconnect in Los Angeles,
> where only public peering exists today.  This Los Angeles addition
> will allow traffic currently being served through Dallas to be
> shifted to Los Angeles instead.  We are also working on upgrading
> Chicago from 10 to 2x10G.
> 
> In the interim, we are doing some traffic engineering to better
> balance Netflix traffic across the existing interconnects.
> 
> Netflix also gave us a head up that they have new TV series releases
> happening over the coming weeks that will result in periods of
> higher than normal traffic.  Tomorrow, Friday, February 27 will be
> the release of the new season of House of Cards.  TransitRail saw
> a 40% increase in evening Netflix traffic at the time of the House
> of Cards season 2 release a year ago.  The increased traffic lasted
> several days.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> -- 
> Jeff Bartig
> Internet2 TransitRail
> University of Wisconsin
> 
> (608) 262-8336