Hurricane Electric

Hurricane Electric is a global Internet service provider offering IPv4 and IPv6 Internet access, transit, tools, and network applications,[1] as well as data center colocation and hosting services in San Jose, California, and in Fremont, California, where the company is based.

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

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.[2] The majority of these adjacencies are native IPv6 BGP sessions.

Hurricane Electric offers an IPv6 tunnel broker service,[3] providing free connectivity to the IPv6 Internet via 6-in-4 IPv6 transition mechanisms. The company provides an online IPv6 certification program to further education and compliance in IPv6 technology.[4][5] As of June 21, 2020, the company reports 76,110 provisioned tunnels spanning 196 countries[6] via the IPv6 tunnel broker. 17,707 individuals in 165 countries have reached the highest level of the IPv6 certification.[7]

Peering

Within its global network, Hurricane Electric is connected to more than 254 major exchange points[8][9] and exchanges IP traffic directly with more than 9,600 different networks.[10]

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 140 of Euro-IX member IXPs.[11][12]

Peering Dispute

There is a long-running dispute between the provider Cogent and Hurricane Electric. As well as refusing to peer settlement-free with Hurricane Electric, Cogent is also fighting with Google for the same reason. [13][14][15]

References
  1. Cherry, Steven (January 27, 2011). "IPv6 is Coming--Just in Time". IEEE Spectrum.
  2. Geoff Huston. "AS's ordered by AS Adjacency".
  3. Henderson, Nicole (June 6, 2011). "Hurricane Electric Launches Premium IPv6 Tunnel Broker Service". Web Host Industry Review.
  4. Deploy360 Programme. "Training: Hurricane Electric Free IPv6 Certification". Internet Society (ISOC). Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 21 June 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.
  5. Salmela, Jacob. "Earning the IPv6 Certification from Hurricane Electric on Mac OS X". JacobSalmela.com. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. "Tunnels By Country". Hurricane Electric. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. "IPv6 Sages by Region". Hurricane Electric. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  8. "Hurricane Electric Exchange Point Information". HE.net.
  9. "Internet Exchange Report - Exchange Participants (BGP Toolkit)". BGP.HE.net.
  10. "AS6939 Hurricane Electric, Inc. (BGP Toolkit)". BGP.HE.net.
  11. "Hurricane Electric". Euro-IX.net IXPDB.
  12. "IXPDB ASNs sorted by number of IXP connections". Euro-IX.net IXPDB.
  13. "Another problem with IPv6: It's sparked a punch-up between top networks". TheRegister.co.uk.
  14. "Cogent and Google no longer peered via IPv6". lists.cluenet.de-ipv6-ops.
  15. "IPv6 internet broken, cogent/telia/hurricane not peering". NANOG mailing list.
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