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Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone?
From: Matthew Palmer <mpalmer () hezmatt org>
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 01:05:49 +1000
On Tue, Jun 07, 2011 at 10:15:48AM -0400, Drew Weaver wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: Jon Lewis [mailto:jlewis () lewis org] Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 10:00 AM -snip- I manage a network that's primarily a hosting network. There's a similar hosting network at the other end of the building. We both have multiple gigs of transit. We don't peer with each other. Perhaps we should, because the cost of the connection would be negligible (I think we already have multiple fiber pairs between our suites), but looking at my sampled netflow data, I'm guessing we average about 100kbit/s or less traffic in each direction between us. At that low a level, is it even worth the time and trouble to coordinate setting up a peering connection, much less tying up a gigE port at each end? ----- 100kbit/s at <1ms is better than 100kbit/s at > 1ms.
True, but the point being made is: how *much* better? Is it enough better to justify the cost of installing and maintaining another peering link? - Matt -- "Ah, the beauty of OSS. Hundreds of volunteers worldwide volunteering their time inventing and implementing new, exciting ways for software to suck." -- Toni Lassila, in the Monastery
Current thread:
- RE: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone?, (continued)
- RE: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? George Bonser (Jun 06)
- Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? John Kristoff (Jun 06)
- Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? Justin M. Streiner (Jun 06)
- Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? Joel Jaeggli (Jun 07)
- Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? Jimmy Hess (Jun 06)
- Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? Jérôme Nicolle (Jun 06)
- Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? Hank Nussbacher (Jun 06)
- Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? bmanning (Jun 07)
- Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? Jon Lewis (Jun 07)
- RE: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? Drew Weaver (Jun 07)
- Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? Matthew Palmer (Jun 07)
- Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? Jon Lewis (Jun 07)
- Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? Jack Bates (Jun 07)
- Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? Jérôme Nicolle (Jun 07)
- Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? Jack Bates (Jun 07)
- Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? bmanning (Jun 07)
- Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? Robert F Maxwell (Jun 07)
- RE: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? Rettke, Brian (Jun 07)
- Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? Kenny Sallee (Jun 07)
- Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? Jimmy Hess (Jun 07)
- Re: Why don't ISPs peer with everyone? William Herrin (Jun 07)