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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: BigISP<-->SmallISP peerings
>> Yes, but then from the point of view of large ISP the peering is of zero >> value. You see, it has to deliver packets to IXP anyway. OTOH, the >> load on routers, bloated configurations and engineering resources to >> support the additional peering are quite real. >Not quite zero - if you have direct Small/Big vs Small/Transit/Big, >then you bypass any potential problems with Transit. > [email protected] (Andrew Partan) Well, but then you get problems with Small being sloppy with what they announce. Transit is large and supposedly is clueful enough (and have resources to develop tools) to ensure some sanity of routing information. Overall, the balance of problems is still zero; but the risk that your other business will be harmed is less in case of transit. --vadim - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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