Re: Peering Table Question

[Steve Meuse <smeuse () genuity net>]

At 03:24 PM 04/19/2000 -0700, Mark Kent wrote:

> >> Errr, isn't 'settlement based peering' synonomous with 'usage-based
> >> transit' ?
>
> transit implies that the "peer" will show your routes outside their
> network, hence allowing traffic from some other network to "transit"
> their network on the way to your network.  Whereas 'settlement based peering'
> is just charging for access to your/their network only.

I believe both of these statements to be false.

1. Many/most providers have the ability to prevent prefixes from being 
announced to other peers, setting a BGP community, etc.

2. Settlement based peering has more to do with traffic ratios than 
anything else.

-Steve