Hurricane Electric

Hurricane Electric is a global Internet service provider offering internet transit, tools, and network applications,[1] as well as data center colocation and hosting services at two locations in Fremont, California,[2] where the company is based.

Hurricane Electric
TypeLLC
IndustryInternet service provider
Founded1994
HeadquartersFremont, California, United States
Key people
Mike Leber, founder
ServicesIP transit, colocation, dedicated servers
Websitewww.he.net
Primary ASN6939
Peering policyOpen

As of May 2023, according to its own data, Hurricane Electric is the largest global IP network as measured by network adjacencies in both IPv4 and IPv6.[3] It is also the second-largest global IPv6 network as measured by IPv6 prefixes announced, and the fifth-largest global IP network as measured by IPv4 prefixes announced, according to its own data.[4]

IPv6

Hurricane Electric operates the largest Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) transit networks globally, as measured by the count of peering interconnections to other networks.[5] The majority of these adjacencies are native IPv6 BGP sessions.

Hurricane Electric offers an IPv6 tunnel broker service,[6] providing free connectivity to the IPv6 Internet via 6in4 IPv6 transition mechanisms. The company provides an online IPv6 certification program to further education and compliance in IPv6 technology.[7][8] As of September 20, 2023, the company reports 61,367 provisioned tunnels spanning 179 countries[9] via the IPv6 tunnel broker. 20,850 individuals in 166 countries have reached the highest level of the IPv6 certification.[10]

Peering

Within its global network, Hurricane Electric is connected to more than 305 major exchange points[11][12] and exchanges IP traffic directly with more than 10,760 different networks.[13] Hurricane Electric currently has 29+ Terabits per second active public peering capacity and 200+ Terabits per second active private peering capacity.[14][15]

The European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX) ranks Hurricane Electric first in the world for the number of connections to Internet exchange points, with presence at more than 155 of Euro-IX member IXPs.[16][17]

Cogent dispute

There is a long-running dispute between the provider Cogent Communications and Hurricane Electric. Cogent has been refusing to peer settlement-free with Hurricane Electric since 2009.[18][19]

References
  1. Cherry, Steven (January 27, 2011). "IPv6 is Coming--Just in Time". IEEE Spectrum.
  2. "About Hurricane Electric Internet Services". he.net. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  3. "BGP Peer Report – bgp.he.net". bgp.he.net. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  4. "BGP Peer Report – bgp.he.net". bgp.he.net. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  5. Geoff Huston. "AS's ordered by AS Adjacency".
  6. Henderson, Nicole (June 6, 2011). "Hurricane Electric Launches Premium IPv6 Tunnel Broker Service". Web Host Industry Review.
  7. Deploy360 Programme. "Training: Hurricane Electric Free IPv6 Certification". Internet Society (ISOC). Archived from the original on July 3, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012. Hurricane Electric offers a series of free IPv6 "certification exams" aimed at helping you demonstrate your familiarity with IPv6 concepts and your ability to correctly configure IPv6 systems. Registration is free.
  8. Salmela, Jacob (November 3, 2013). "Earning the IPv6 Certification from Hurricane Electric on Mac OS X". JacobSalmela.com. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  9. "Tunnels By Country". Hurricane Electric. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  10. "IPv6 Sages by Region". Hurricane Electric. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  11. "Hurricane Electric Exchange Point Information". HE.net.
  12. "Internet Exchange Report - Exchange Participants (BGP Toolkit)". BGP.HE.net.
  13. "AS6939 Hurricane Electric, Inc. (BGP Toolkit)". BGP.HE.net.
  14. "Hurricane Electric Peering Information Page". HE.net.
  15. "Hurricane Electric IP Transit Backbone Information Page". HE.net.
  16. "Hurricane Electric". Euro-IX.net IXPDB.
  17. "IXPDB ASNs sorted by number of IXP connections". Euro-IX.net IXPDB.
  18. "Another problem with IPv6: It's sparked a punch-up between top networks". The Register.
  19. "IPv6 internet broken, cogent/telia/hurricane not peering". NANOG mailing list. October 12, 2009.
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