Re: Transit and Paid Peering Exchanges

[Daniel Golding <dgolding () burtongroup com>]

Dennis,

I'm not really looking at normal exchanges where some participants offer
transit or partial transit. I'm looking at exchange fabrics specifically set
up for the purpose of selling services, be they transit, partial transit, or
paid peering.

Most of these exchanges have web based administration, route servers, flow
accounting, or some other combination of services. A good example is
Equinix's Equinix Direct. Equinix maintains a series of exchange fabrics
that are primarily for settlement free peering, but also has exchange
fabrics set up, specifically, for buyers and sellers of services.

Telehouse in NYC was doing something like this, as well. I'm not sure how
far it has progressed.

Thanks,
Dan

> From: "Dennis Jewth" <Dennis.Jewth () xchangepoint net>
> Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 10:03:41 +0100
> To: "Daniel Golding" <dgolding () burtongroup com>
> Cc: <nanog () merit edu>
> Subject: Re: Transit and Paid Peering Exchanges
>
> Hi Daniel
>
> Really you need to reword that as exchanges used for peering and transit
> provision/delivery, over which some networks may be paying for peering
> sessions.
>
> We run a MAN in London connecting 7 co-lo's (including THouse North) that is
> used as the
> delivery platform for transit from the Carriers to ISPs and hosting
> companies. We are also a peering point.
>
> Paid peering is more common in the US. In Europe some of the larger networks
> are talking about offering paid peering (and there may be already few doing
> it). It's to
> get that info out in the open from those doing it that's harder (hence your
> mail
> to Nanog, no doubt).
>
> Are you looking at partial transit as well?
>
> Dennis Jewth
> XchangePoint Europe
> www.xchangepoint.net
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Golding" <dgolding () burtongroup com>
> To: <nanog () merit edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 9:31 AM
> Subject: Transit and Paid Peering Exchanges
>
>
> > Doing some research....
> >
> > Anyone have a list of Transit and Paid Peering exchange fabrics?
> >
> > I am interested in both US and EU locations, particularly in interesting
> > sites like 111 8th Ave (NYC), Telehouse North (London) and other major
> telco
> > hotel type facilities.
> >
> > I'll summarize for the list and repost.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -- 
> > Daniel Golding
>
>
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