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The 2014 Internet Peering Playbook: Connecting to the Core of the Internet

Print Edition ISBN: 978-1-937451-11-0
Kindle (.mobi) Edition ISBN: 978-1-937451-17-2
iPad (.iBooks) Edition ISBN: 978-1-937451-18-9

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This book is designed to inform and entertain. Every effort has been made to make this book as complete and accurate as possible, but no warranty is implied. There may be mistakes, both typographical and in content. This playbook should be considered only as an informational guide and not the ultimate source for building a business case for connecting to the core of the Internet.

It is not the purpose of this book to reprint all of the material that is otherwise available to those engaged in the pursuit of network engineering. This work is meant to complement and supplement other available texts. The information is presented on an “as is” basis. The author and publisher shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damages arising from the information contained in this book.

2014 Edition

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2026 On-line Edition Notes

This on-line edition presents the 2014 Internet Peering Playbook as a faithful historical record, with the original text preserved verbatim. The two chapters on Remote Peering and International Peering, which appeared in the printed 2014 Edition but never made it to the original on-line edition, are included here for the first time.

Several AI-assisted features were added in 2026 to make the book more useful on the web: chapter summaries, predictions in Chapter 16 graded against current reality, glossary popovers for peering terminology, and an interactive Peering Break-Even calculator alongside the Business Case chapter. These additions are clearly labeled where they appear and do not alter the original 2014 text.

Last updated: May 2026.