Think Global, Peer Local. Peer with CloudFlare at 100 Internet Exchange Points

This post details Cloudflare's expansion to its 100th Internet Exchange Point (IXP), highlighting the technical importance of peering for network performance, redundancy, and DDoS mitigation. It explains the concept of peering, the technical breakdown of IXPs as Layer 2 LANs, and the role of BGP in exchanging routes. The post emphasizes how direct peering at IXPs reduces latency by avoiding intermediary networks and improves resilience by providing diverse traffic paths. It also explains how peering helps in counteracting DDoS attacks by providing a direct path for malicious traffic to Cloudflare's filtering infrastructure.