Re: Cable & Wireless, Verio and/or Level 3 port blocking?

[Ian Mason <nanog () ian co uk>]

At 21:15 08/09/2003, Randy Bush wrote:

> > We use C&W directly and Verio/Level3 through a peer.
>
> a peer gives you their peer or transit routes?
> randy

I've given peers other peer routes before now, but not transit (except in 
emergencies). I've done it for several reasons:-

1) You can have transit to peers (X, Y and Z) at LINX if I can have transit 
to peers (A, B, and C) at MAE-East.
2) My bandwidth/routes/whatever don't meet your peering policy but I can 
bribe you with access to  a certain set of routes. [At one time I had a 
small customer base and a single /19 but very wide spread peering, often 
with big ASs. In fact I'm pretty sure I had more peers than customers at 
some points. ;-)]
3) You're a mate, and the marginal cost to me is small.

Ian