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Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone?


From: Jérôme Nicolle <jerome () ceriz fr>
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 01:39:16 +0200

2011/6/8 Jack Bates <jbates () brightok net>:

That's what it really boils down to. How much money can be saved versus
performance. If I'm doing a lot of throughput to a specific network, it
makes sense that I might want to connect to them, especially if that
connection either 1) saves me money or 2) gives me superior QOS/load
balancing without a cost increase.

Anything less than 200mbit of traffic isn't even worth me considering these
days, and as I grow, I'm sure that number will increase. Content providers
generally won't peer unless you meet certain traffic requirements for the
same reason.

That's certainly a valid approach for direct (private) peering, it's
not applicable to IXPs offering route servers.


-- 
Jérôme Nicolle


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