Fwd: [Google-238096163] Drain of routes for Route-Servers in your IX

[Amber Pham]

Hello NWAX Members,

We just received this notice from Google. You will need to use the included link to request a bilateral session.

Kind regards,

Amber

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From: 'Google Peering Operations' via Network Operations <n...@nwax.net>
Date: Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 4:21 AM
Subject: [Google-238096163] Drain of routes for Route-Servers in your IX
To: <n...@nwax.net>, <er...@nwax.net>

Ticket 238096163

Subject: Drain of routes for Route-Servers in your IX

Comment:

Dear Internet Exchange,
 
As part of Google's effort to simplify peering operations and increase routing security we have decided to stop advertising and receiving prefix information from Route-Servers in Internet Exchanges. The BGP session with the route servers will remain established. We are planning to implement the change in your IX in the next few weeks.
 
We won’t disconnect from the IX and we will keep current BGP bilateral sessions with individual peers on the IX. We invite other networks that rely on Route-Servers to request a bilateral session. Bilateral session request can be done at: https://isp.google.com/iwantpeering
 
We kindly request you to inform peers in your Internet Exchange of these future changes so they can request bilateral sessions with us if they desire to do so.
 
 
 
Sincerely,
Google Network Operations