diff --git a/data/peering.yaml b/data/peering.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6ebb66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/peering.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,321 @@
+peerings_v4:
+  srv01:
+    template: bgp_ibgp
+    ip: 10.112.1.1
+    as: 65112
+  hamburg01:
+    template: bgp_ibgp
+    ip: 10.112.14.1
+    as: 65112
+  hamburg05:
+    template: bgp_ibgp
+    ip: 10.112.18.1
+    as: 65112
+  hamburg07:
+    template: bgp_ibgp
+    ip: 10.112.16.1
+    as: 65112
+  hamburg08:
+    template: bgp_ibgp
+    ip: 10.112.22.1
+    as: 65112
+  hamburg09:
+    template: bgp_ibgp
+    ip: 10.112.24.1
+    as: 65112
+  hamburg11:
+    template: bgp_ibgp
+    ip: 10.112.28.1
+    as: 65112
+  hamburg12:
+    template: bgp_ibgp
+    ip: 10.112.30.1
+    as: 65112
+
+# TODO: add this as a second param for intercity gateways
+ic_peerings_v4:
+  Augsburg1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.17
+    as: 65050
+  Augsburg2:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.177
+    as: 65070
+  Aurich1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.15
+    as: 65047
+  BadZwischenahn1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.26
+    as: 65512
+  Bayreuth1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.28
+    as: 65025
+  Berlin1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.5
+    as: 44194
+  Bielefeld1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.59
+    as: 65529
+  Bielefeld2:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.67
+    as: 65529
+  Chemnitz1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.36
+    as: 65053
+  diac24_net:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.2.0
+    as: 64600
+  Dresden1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.19
+    as: 65051
+  Franken1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.23
+    as: 65024
+  Franken2:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.24
+    as: 65024
+  Franken3:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.31
+    as: 65024
+  Frankfurt1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.35
+    as: 65026
+  Freiburg1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.21
+    as: 65026
+  Gronau1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.55
+    as: 65526
+  Gronau2:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.60
+    as: 65526
+  Grossdraxdorf:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.25
+    as: 65025
+  Halle1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.13
+    as: 65046
+  Halle2:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.14
+    as: 65046
+  Hannover1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.22
+    as: 65511
+  Jena1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.33
+    as: 65055
+  Jena2:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.66
+    as: 65055
+  Kiel4:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.58
+    as: 65525
+  Koblenz:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.32
+    as: 65032
+  Koeln1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.57
+    as: 65528
+  Leipzig1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.1
+    as: 65041
+  Leipzig2:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.2
+    as: 65041
+  Ljubljana1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.3.23
+    as: 65023
+  Ljubljana2:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.3.30
+    as: 64768
+  Luebeck1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.130
+    as: 65052
+  Luebeck2:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.131
+    as: 65052
+  Mainz1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.37
+    as: 65037
+  Oldenburg1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.27
+    as: 65513
+  Schwarzach1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.56
+    as: 65527
+  Treuenbrietzen:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.18
+    as: 65045
+  Weimar1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.3
+    as: 65042
+  Weimar2:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.4
+    as: 65042
+  Wermelskirchen1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: 10.207.0.7
+    as: 65530
+
+
+peerings_v6:
+  srv01:
+    template: bgp_ibgp
+    ip: fd51:2bb2:fd0d::101
+    as: 65112
+  hamburg01:
+    template: bgp_ibgp
+    ip: fd51:2bb2:fd0d::e01
+    as: 65112
+  hamburg05:
+    template: bgp_ibgp
+    ip: fd51:2bb2:fd0d::d01
+    as: 65112
+  hamburg07:
+    template: bgp_ibgp
+    ip: fd51:2bb2:fd0d::a01
+    as: 65112
+  hamburg08:
+    template: bgp_ibgp
+    ip: fd51:2bb2:fd0d::b01                                                                                             
+    as: 65112
+  hamburg09:
+    template: bgp_ibgp
+    ip: fd51:2bb2:fd0d::901
+    as: 65112
+  hamburg11:
+    template: bgp_ibgp
+    ip: fd51:2bb2:fd0d::601
+    as: 65112
+  hamburg12:
+    template: bgp_ibgp
+    ip: fd51:2bb2:fd0d::501
+    as: 65112
+
+ic_peerings_v6:
+  Augsburg1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:0:a
+    as: 65050
+  Bayreuth:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:0:19
+    as: 65025
+  Berlin1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:0:5
+    as: 44194
+  Bielefeld1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:0:59
+    as: 65529
+  Bielefeld2:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:0:60
+    as: 65529
+  diac24:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:ac:16
+    as: 64600
+  Franken1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:0:17
+    as: 65024
+  Franken2:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:0:18
+    as: 65024
+  Freiburg1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:0:21
+    as: 65060
+  Gronau1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:0:50
+    as: 65526
+  Gronau2:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:0:51
+    as: 65526
+  Kiel1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:0:35
+    as: 65525
+  Kiel3:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:0:36
+    as: 65525
+  Kiel4:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:0:3a
+    as: 65525
+  Koeln:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:0:57
+    as: 65528
+  Ljubljana1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:3:23
+    as: 65023
+  Ljubljana2:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:3:30
+    as: 64768
+  Luebeck1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:0:82
+    as: 65052
+  Luebeck2:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:0:83
+    as: 65052
+  Schwarzach:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:0:56
+    as: 65527
+  Weimar1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:0:3
+    as: 65042
+  Wermelskirchen1:
+    template: bgp_icvpn
+    ip: fec0::a:cf:0:7
+    as: 65530
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index e4746ec..5df600e 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -419,7 +419,15 @@ exit 0';
   }
 }
 
-class ff_gw::bird($own_ipv4, $own_ipv6, $peerings_v4, $peerings_v6, $version = 'present') {
+class ff_gw::bird($own_ipv4, $own_ipv6, $version = 'present') {
+  # read peering data from data file
+  $module_path = get_module_path($module_name)
+  $peeringdata = loadyaml("${module_path}/data/peering.yaml")
+  $peerings_v4 = $peeringdata[peerings_v4]
+  $peerings_v6 = $peeringdata[peerings_v6]
+  $ic_peerings_v4 = $peeringdata[ic_peerings_v4]
+  $ic_peerings_v6 = $peeringdata[ic_peerings_v6]
+
   package {
     'bird6':
       ensure => $version,