Internet2 - Commercial Peering Services (CPS)

KanREN participates in Internet2 Commercial Peering service. The Commercial Peering service leverages existing Internet2 connectivity and investment by connecting directly to large commodity Internet traffic generators, data aggregators and carriers. I2 CPS engages in settlement free peering with these entities (including aggregators such as PAIX, Equinix, etc. and generators such as Yahoo, Google, YouTube, etc.) to help members reduce commodity Internet traffic costs, enhance network performance, and assure net-neutral connections to the largest content providers.

KanREN has been connected to the I2 CPS environment since its inception, and to date, KanREN sees approximately 20%-25% off-load of would-be Internet traffic to the I2 CPS. This leads to lower costs for members AND significantly increased performance when accessing CPS-enabled services.

Best part: KanREN's advanced network provides access to CPS with no additional configuration from members. Best of all worlds!