[Starlink] starlink IXP peering progress

[Michael Richardson]

Dave Taht via Starlink <starlink at lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
    > One of the things I learned today was that starlink has published an
    > extensive guide as to how existing BGP AS holders can peer with them to
    > get better service. I am curious if there is a way to see how many have
    > peered already, how many they could actually peer with?, and progress
    > over time since inception.... is there a tool for that?

    > https://starlink-enterprise-guide.readme.io/docs/peering-with-starlink

    > This is increasingingly off topic and too technical for the nnagain
    > mailing list (aside from documenting its impact and importance for
    > network resilience), is there a better email list to discuss ixp stuff?

    > (I will send a copy of this separately to nanog)

As others have said, this is about peering with Starlink's wired/gateway side.
We certainly need this, a lot of this, but I'm skeptical that many smaller or
even middle sized communities are going to see Starlink at their local IXP.

Without the space lasers, my understanding is that the downlink stations need
to be within about 800km of the users.  While that's a lot of space over
urbanized places (and covers most of "Southern" Ontario where the people
live), it's really peanuts once you get up-north.  We need those downstations
to form hubs of new IXPs.

But, this will not help with what many of us would like to see: satellite as a key
part of a multi-link service to smaller and more remote communities.  It
might include short runs of fiber or terrestial microwave to nearby
communitiies.  The goal is for each area to be resillient to events
elsewhere.
That requires being able to use Starlink to form L2 tunnels from communities
to the nearer IXPs.

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