Re: Peering Table Question

[Christian Nielsen <cnielsen () nielsen net>]

On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, Randy Bush wrote:

> >   To further complicate matters, many networks out there
> >   are mis-representing themselves as [cost-free-] peering
> >   with other networks when they are actually customers, or
> >   in some type of 'settlement' arrangement.
>
> i contend that one can count the true tier one networks on the fingers
> of two hands.

is a network tier one if they have settlement based peering? or is it just a
network that sees no transit routes from any one company?

christian