DTS Fiber BGP Peering Policy
Introduction
DTS Fiber (AS33099 and AS36016) operates a regional fiber-optic broadband and transport network serving residential, business, enterprise, and carrier customers.
This document describes the routing policies and requirements governing BGP interconnection with DTS Fiber.
Peering Philosophy
DTS Fiber supports interconnection arrangements that improve network performance, reliability, and efficiency for mutual customers.
DTS Fiber will evaluate peering requests based on:
- Technical merit
- Traffic exchange benefits
- Network stability
- Geographic reach
- Capacity requirements
- Operational compatibility
Peering Types
DTS Fiber may participate in:
Settlement-Free Peering
- Mutual benefit exists
- Traffic ratios are reasonably balanced
- Both parties maintain stable networks
- Adequate capacity is available
Paid Peering
- Traffic exchange is significantly imbalanced
- Special routing requirements exist
- Dedicated interconnection capacity is requested
Transit Services
DTS Fiber may provide or purchase IP transit under separate commercial agreements.
Technical Requirements
- Operate a public ASN
- Maintain accurate IRR records
- Maintain valid RPKI ROAs where applicable
- Support BGP-4
- Maintain a 24x7 NOC contact
- Provide current PeeringDB information
- IPv4 and IPv6 support
- BFD support
- MD5 authentication where appropriate
- Maximum-prefix limits
Routing Policy
Accepted Routes
- Customer routes
- Transit routes
- Peer routes
- Authorized prefixes covered by:
- Valid IRR objects
- Valid RPKI ROAs (preferred)
Rejected Routes
- Martian prefixes
- Bogon ASN advertisements
- Private ASN leakage
- Default routes unless explicitly agreed
- Unallocated address space
- Invalid RPKI routes
- Improperly registered IRR routes
Prefix Filtering
- Only authorized prefixes are advertised
- Proper AS-PATH origination exists
- Route objects are maintained in appropriate IRRs
DTS Fiber reserves the right to filter advertisements using:
- RPKI validation
- IRR validation
- Prefix-length filtering
- AS-PATH filtering
RPKI Policy
DTS Fiber strongly supports Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI).
Routing policy:
Validation State
Valid
Not Found
Invalid
Validation State
Accepted
Rejected
Peers are encouraged to maintain accurate ROAs for all originated prefixes.
Maximum Prefix Limits
DTS Fiber maintains maximum-prefix thresholds on all BGP sessions.
Peers exceeding configured limits may have sessions automatically shut down to protect network stability.
Limits are established during provisioning and reviewed periodically.
Traffic Engineering
- Local Preference
- MED
- AS Path Prepending
- Community-based routing controls
BGP Communities
- Traffic engineering
- Blackhole routing
- Local preference adjustments
- Geographic routing controls
Community definitions will be provided separately.
DDoS Mitigation and Blackholing
DTS Fiber reserves the right to:
- Filter malicious traffic
- Apply RTBH (Remote Triggered Black Hole) routes
- Coordinate mitigation efforts with peers and upstreams
Blackhole community support may be available upon request.
Network Abuse
Peers must:
- Respond promptly to abuse reports
- Maintain abuse contact information
- Cooperate during security incidents
Persistent abuse or operational issues may result in suspension or termination of peering.
Maintenance and Outages
Planned maintenance affecting interconnections will be communicated whenever practical.
Emergency maintenance may occur without prior notice when required to preserve network stability.
Service Levels
BGP sessions are provided on a best-effort basis unless covered by a separate contractual agreement.
DTS Fiber does not guarantee specific routing paths.
Contact Information
Network Operations Center
- Organization: DTS Fiber ASN: AS33099 & AS36016
- NOC Email: noc@dtsfiber.com
- NOC Phone: (888) 742-8050
Peering Requests
- ASN
- Company Name
- PeeringDB/ARIN/RADB Records
- IPv4 Prefixes
- IPv6 Prefixes
- Desired Interconnection Location
- Technical Contact Information
Reservation of Rights
DTS Fiber reserves the right to modify this policy at any time without notice and to approve, deny, suspend, or terminate any BGP interconnection arrangement at its sole discretion.