Does TIE have Route Servers?
Telx offers its participants the opportunity to peer via the TIE Route Servers. We operate two route servers on every TIE. For example tieatl-rs1.telxgroup.net and tieatl-rs2.telxgroup.net. The route servers are based on the BIRD routing daemon. Both offer the peers the possibility of filtering based on their IRRdb entries. Every participant has the ability to filter out any number of peers. The route servers maintain per-peer routing tables to ensure the possibility of maintaining your peering policy. Q: What do I need to peer at TIE? A: The ISP must provide for the following: • A border router to connect to the port on a TIE switch • Somebody who can configure the border router • An exchange point IP address for the border router • An Autonomous System Number (ASN) to identiy the ISP • A bilateral peering agreement with each of the peering ISPs (most often this is a verbal or “handshake” agreement) or two BGP sessions with the TIE Route Servers. Q: Where do I get an IP addresses? A:
