Peering automation at Facebook

What this post added

Introduced a new automated method for managing public peering, replacing a time-intensive manual process. This system allows for faster self-service peering configuration through a dedicated web page, leveraging PeeringDB OAuth for authentication. The automated workflow handles request auditing, configuration of BGP sessions on Facebook's routers, and daily monitoring for session establishment, significantly reducing manual effort and improving efficiency. The post also advocates for PeeringDB OAuth as an industry standard for public peering automation and explores extending this automation to private network interconnects (PNIs).