Pulse Research Review 2024: Network Benefits of Peering with IXPs | Kazakhstan’s Internet Resilience

Pedro de Botelho Marcos (FURG) and Nowmay Opalinski (French Institute of Geopolitics) discuss their Pulse-supported research in 2024 that looked at:
Estimating the network benefits of peering on local networks and developing a dashboard (IXPert) to visualize key performance metrics when connecting to an IXP. The latter has required building a data pipeline using real-world data from IXP-looking glasses.
Conducting a comprehensive analysis of the geopolitical dynamics influencing Internet interconnectivity in Kazakhstan, particularly in relation to its neighboring countries.

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