Re: "Peering Router"

[sronan--- via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

Lots of networks segregate duties, so they may not want a peering connection a router they primarily use for downstream 
client connections. Translated, they sell services in that market, but don’t want to transit traffic on that same 
router.

Shane

> On Apr 30, 2026, at 8:41 PM, Mike Hammett via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
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> Not that we have expected everyone we talked to would join our IX, but the answer that some gave puzzled me. There 
> have been a few variations of "We don't have a peering router in that market."
>
> All routers peer, so what does that mean to you? How do people use that term?
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