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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Peering versus Transit
On Wed, 2 Oct 1996, Avi Freedman wrote: > But you're talking about getting connections to 3 exchange points and > the "stuff" in between. I would say costs might be roughly even. > > But what about when you add in the network engineering, monitoring, > and maintenance you need when you run your own network? Have you > checked out market price on clueful network people who dance with > BGP? The cost comparison might look different then... Yes, at that point it is much less to buy access from a large NSP. The problem is that you lose a lot when you do that. You can't make any money if you are getting your access from a up-stream provider. Nathan Stratton CEO, NetRail, Inc. Tracking the future today! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phone (703)524-4800 NetRail, Inc. Fax (703)534-5033 2007 N. 15 St. Suite 5 Email [email protected] Arlington, Va. 22201 WWW http://www.netrail.net/ Access: (703) 524-4802 guest --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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