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Curriculum

The Peering Ecosystem

This module shares a birds-eye view of the peering ecosystem, outlining how different stakeholders contribute to interconnection and the resulting resilience of the Internet.

What Are the Course Objectives?

  • Understand the benefits of peering and the role of IXPs.
  • Learn peering best practices.
  • Identify the roles of different stakeholders (IXP, CDN, regulators, tech, etc.)

Internet Exchange Point

This course will provide participants with an understanding of the key aspects of building and operating an Internet exchange point (IXP). We will cover the following areas: 1) basics and introduction of IXP operations, 2) business and strategic aspects, 3) governance, policy, regulatory and technical aspects.

What Are the Course Objectives?

  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of how to establish and manage an IXP and the key building blocks that constitute a dynamic peering and interconnection ecosystem.
  • Develop a good understanding of what is required to build and scale an IXP, the different governance and operating models, and the key technical aspects of running a resilient and secure platform.
  • Understand the different IXP business models and how to build a growth strategy plan to advance a new or existing IXP.
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Routing

The Peering Fellowship will include a short course covering the basics of routing and the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). The course will help participating fellows grasp the basic concepts that underpin peering.

What Are the Course Objectives?

  • Understand the fundamentals, purpose and benefits of routing.
  • Understand key terminologies used in BGP routing and peering.
  • Understand routing best practices.
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Becoming a Peering and Interconnection Advocate

These sessions are designed to develop peering and interconnection advocacy skills by providing an overview of advocacy considerations and identifying key stakeholders in peering and interconnection policies. The sessions will also focus on existing policies and their impact on the growth of Internet resilience.

What Are the Course Objectives?

  • Understand global considerations for peering and interconnection advocacy.
  • Contextualize local opportunities that can benefit from peering and internconnection advocacy and or policy.
  • Understand multistakeholder approaches to advancing local peering and interconnection efforts.

Pulse Internet Measurement

Launched in December 2020, Internet Society Pulse consolidates trusted third-party Internet measurement data from various sources into a single platform. We use the data presented here to examine Internet trends and tell data-driven stories so that policymakers, researchers, journalists, network operators, civil society groups, and others can better understand the availability, evolution, and resilience of the Internet.

What Are the Course Objectives?

  • Understand the importance of measuring the availability, evolution and resilience of the global Internet.
  • Understand how to use the insights on the pulse measurement platform.

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