Re: Sprint peering policy

[David Schwartz <davids () webmaster com>]

On 29 Jun 2002 02:32:03 +0000, Vijay Gill wrote:
> Mike Leber <mleber () he net> writes:
>
> > Sprint's peers aren't equal to Sprint or each other when considered by
> > revenue, profitability, number of customers, or geographical coverage.
>
> A good proxy for the above is to ask the question:
>
> Do X and Y feel they derive equal value (for some value of equal) by
> interconnecting with each other?
>
> If they think they do, then an interconnection is set up between X
> and Y. However, if one party feels that they do NOT derive equal
> value by interconnecting with the other, than that party usually
> balks.

        This doesn't make any sense at all. Why should X care how much value Y gets
out of the deal at all?! This is like saying that Burger King should charge
hungrier people more for a Whopper.

        DS