Re: Cogent depeers ESnet

[Robert Bonomi <bonomi () mail r-bonomi com>]

> From nanog-bounces+bonomi=mail.r-bonomi.com () nanog org  Sun Jun 19 01:46:06 2011
> Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 23:44:28 -0700
> Subject: Re: Cogent depeers ESnet
> From: "George B." <georgeb () gmail com>
> To: Nick Hilliard <nick () foobar org>
> Cc: "nanog () nanog org" <nanog () nanog org>
>
> On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Nick Hilliard  wrote:
> > Slightly old news, but it looks like Cogent depeered ESnet last week:
> >
> > > http://www.es.net/news-and-publications/esnet-news/2011/important-statu
> > > s-announcement-regarding-cogent-connectivity/
> >
> > Current traceroutes indicate that ESnet is reaching Cogent via 
> > 6939_1299.
> >
> > In other news, automatically dropping interconnects at around the time 
> > of your HQ's close of business while your peering co-ordinator is on 
> > vacation seems to be the new gold standard.
> >
> > Nick
>
> I suppose the moral of the story is:  "never single-home to Cogent"

Anybody got draft language for a SLA clause that requires routing 'at least
one hop _past_ the provider's network edge' for every AS visible at major
public peering points and/or LookingGlass sites?  

<*EVIL* grin>