Re: Lessons from the AU model

[Matthew Moyle-Croft <mmc () internode com au>]

> Here it stands for Multilateral peering, so in simplistic terms it 
> means you peer with everyone at an exchange.  A route server.
>
> My issue isn't that they exist (and in fact one network I maintain is 
> a member of three MLPs.)  The issue is compelling people to join the 
> MLP.  This dissuades large networks from joining in with the public 
> peering game, and is probably harmful to the peering ecology of the 
> region rather than helpful.
Given that three of the Gang of Four (Telstra/Reach, Optus/Singtel, 
AAPT/Telecom NZ) (hey all encumbents!) won't peer in Oz, even with 
Global Tier1s in Oz, it doesn't seem a big problem as the cost the GoF 
charge to access their network is so high  (Does that mean there are no 
global tier 1s? :-)

In Australia basically almost everyone bar the GoF peers at the major 
peering fabrics (PIPEx6, WAIXx1, Equinix Sydney) as it gives you such a 
large chunk of the eyeballs and corporates outside of the GoF.

We peer with some of Telstra/Reaches upstreams in the US, but they won't 
peer in Oz.  They won't even peer with some very large global tier2s. 



> Best wishes
> Andy

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