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Apparently people are still missing the point. On a shared media exchange, there is nothing to preclude another entity from pointing default to you even if they are *not* peering with you [a.k.a. bit-dumping]. - paul At 11:15 AM 10/30/96 -0500, Pritish Shah wrote: > >So far from what I have gathered, everyone is afraid of being used as a >transit point. There is a very simple solution available which I can't >figure out why people are not using. > >Both peers charge each other for the bits being peered. So now if one >peer is being used as a transit point, then they get compensated for it. > >Eg > >AAA BBB >15443621 bits -> 15443621 bits >20000000 bits <- 20000000 bits > > >Difference 4556379 bits additional sent from BBB to AAA > >Applying lets say 1 cent per 100 bit charge, AAA gets $455.64 from BBB > >Simple!!!! > >Now with this kind of peering arrangement, no one has to be worried about >being used as a transit point -- infact they will want to be used as a >transit point. > >This will also allow medium sized ISPs to peer with each-other. > >So here is my question -- why is this kind of arrangement not being used >anywhere??? > >Pritish > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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