Use the Traffic by AS Path report to help identify suboptimal routing of your Netflix traffic. This report shows two views of the breakdown of your Netflix traffic:
- A detailed breakdown showing daily traffic grouped by source, including AS Path
- A long term view of the overall traffic breakdown
The sources in the report include:
- Peering sites: Public (Netflix via IXP) or private (Netflix Direct)
- Embedded sites: OCAs in your network, labeled with your org name
- Other: Other sources
Notes:
- Results are calculated based on the summed bits from the peak hour of traffic for each day. Because the highest peak can only be determined after the day ends, reports are only available 2 days (or earlier) before today's date.
- To streamline the report: sites, ASNs, or AS paths, with very low levels of Netflix traffic are grouped together. These groupings are labeled in the report as "various".
Running the report
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Open Metrics > Reports from the main menu.
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In the panel that opens, select the Traffic by AS Path report and select a date.
The report runs automatically and results are displayed in the right panel.
Interpreting the results
Ideally, most traffic should be delivered from your embedded sites, with a smaller portion coming over public or private peering — either as an alternate path for client traffic or to handle fill traffic. In some cases, traffic served from the “Other” source is not desirable, while in other cases it may be expected or acceptable.
If you see traffic patterns that are unexpected in your particular network environment, open a ticket.