BBC Peering

...and all this is possible thanks to the unique way the BBC is funded...

In order to get the BBC's online content as close as possible to our viewers, and in the most efficient manner, we are establishing peering with ISPs, both directly and at Internet Peering Points.

Our peering policy is as follows:

We will peer with an ISP if to do so would be of mutual benefit.
We require you to demonstrate a competence in BGP and TCP/IP networking.
We require you to maintain an english speaking NOC able to respond to issues by email or telephone 24x7.
We do not require a formal peering agreement, but will sign one, subject to negotiation, if you require one.
Any peer exchanging more than 10Mbps of traffic in either direction at any public peering location will be requested to migrate to private peering, at our discretion.
All BGP sessions will be configured with an MD5 password of at least 15 characters length.
Due to the localised nature of BBC content, we reserve the right to advertise a different set of prefixes at each location.

Here is a list of the Internet Peering Points at which we currently have a presence:

Peering Point	Location	AS Number	IP Address	Connection Speed	Announcing
LINX	Telehouse Docklands, Redbus Sovereign House	2818	195.66.224.103 195.66.236.103	2 * 10 GigE	AS-BBC
LoNAP	Telehouse Docklands	2818	5.57.80.90 5.57.80.91	2 * 10 GigE	AS-BBC
Xchangepoint (Peering Lan and VLANS)	Telehouse Docklands, Redbus Sovereign House	2818	217.79.160.123 217.79.161.123	2 * GigE	AS-BBC
Packetexchange (VLANS and eXpress VLAN)	Telehouse Docklands, Redbus Sovereign House	2818	Assigned	2 * GigE	AS-BBC
MANAP	Telecity, Kilburn House	2818	212.121.34.68	GigE	AS-BBC
AMS-IX	Telecity 2, Amsterdam	2818	195.69.144.169	GigE	AS-BBC
DE-CIX	Frankfurt, Germany	2818	80.81.192.59	GigE	AS-BBC

Our routing policies for these peering points are registed with the IRR at RIPE.

If you're interested in peering with us at one of the above peering points, or as a private peer please contact us at peering@bbc.co.uk

Contact details:

Role	Name	Telephone	Fax	Email
Peering	Peering Co-ordinator	+44 1628 407777	+44 1628 407701	peering@bbc.co.uk
NOC	Internet Operations Team	+44 20 8752 6111 (24x7)	+44 1628 407701	noc@bbc.co.uk