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I do not think Google peers directly with every ISP in the world. Traffic can take multiple hops.
by umanwizard 7y ago
I do not think Google peers directly with every ISP in the world. Traffic can take multiple hops.
- dmourati 7y agoNo but they do have an open peering policy meaning they'll generally peer with anyone who wants to free of charge. https://peering.google.com/#/options/peering https://peering.google.com/#/options/peering https://www.peeringdb.com/asn/15169 https://www.peeringdb.com/asn/15169
- luckylion 7y agoTrue, but they need to peer with ISPs directly or indirectly, they can't just not peer with anybody if they still want to be reachable.