Walrus.

Network

Our network, openly described.

We think transparency is a feature. Here’s what our network is made of, how it’s connected, and who to talk to if you want to peer with us.

Our network, openly

The stuff most ISPs don’t publish, we do.

Here’s what our network is actually made of, where it peers, and how it holds up. We don’t think any of this should be a secret.

Infrastructure

Topology
XGS-PON, fiber to the home, no DSL hybrids
Edge gear
Ubiquiti UISP / UniFi OLTs, routers
Core routers
Arista & MikroTik CCR2216
Fiber
Single-mode, OS2 armored, buried where terrain allows
ONT
10G SFP+ capable on every new install

Peering & transit

Our ASN
AS7169
PeeringDB
as7169.peeringdb.com
IXes
Upstate NY — Syracuse, NY · Equinix NY9 — New York, NY
Peering policy
Open. Email peering@walrusinternet.com.
Transit
Dual carrier, diverse paths, no single-homed nodes

Capacity & uptime

Aggregate upstream
100 Gbps, split across two carriers
Network uptime (12 mo)
99.99%
Average latency to cloud
< 5 ms RTT
Oversubscription ratio
1:4 peak, lower than industry standard
Status page
status.walrusinternet.com
Open peering policy

Yes, we’ll peer with you.

Walrus Internet operates an open peering policy. We peer with any network at any common exchange, settlement-free, by default. We don’t care how big you are.

Our ASN is AS7169. You can find our full PeeringDB record at peeringdb.com.

To peer with us, email peering@walrusinternet.com. We usually turn sessions up within a week.

Gear we run

The shelf, labeled.

Access
Ubiquiti UISP & UniFi OLTs, XGS-PON
ONTs
Ubiquiti ONT-10G, 10G SFP+
Core routing
Arista 7280R, MikroTik CCR2216
Edge
MikroTik CCR2004, UniFi Dream Machine
Fiber plant
OS2 single-mode, armored, direct-buried
Monitoring
LibreNMS, Prometheus, Grafana
DNS
Quad9 upstream, our own anycast resolvers
IPv6
Native dual-stack on every port