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More likely due to the release of iOS9. A couple of other European Internet exchanges also peaked last night [0]. In the past few years Apple have been embraci
by TranceMan 11y ago
More likely due to the release of iOS9. A couple of other European Internet exchanges also peaked last night [0].
In the past few years Apple have been embracing public peering much more - according to PeeringDB they are at 37 locations with many having multiple 100G connections.
0: https://stats.linx.net/aggregate.html https://stats.linx.net/aggregate.html
- threeseed 11y agoBut Apple uses Akamai as their CDN. I always assumed given its age and role that it would have the best peering bar none.
- TranceMan 11y agoThey have built their own CDN - http://blog.streamingmedia.com/2014/02/apple-building-cdn-software-video-delivery.html http://blog.streamingmedia.com/2014/02/apple-building-cdn-so...
- Loic 11y agoIf you look at the weekly statistics, you see the bump everyday. If iOS is putting a concentrated load on the network from 20h to 24h, they could redesign a bit their update system to spread a bit more during the day...
- TranceMan 11y agoIt's not that easy. The peak at that European time is due to people getting home to unrestricted Internet access - which means their device can phone home and update. I don't believe in coincidences ;)