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Problem is that if hardware fails or is swapped out, MAC addresses change. -Deepak. On Wed, 30 Oct 1996, Dima Volodin wrote: > Isn't it possible to filter MAC addresses at Gigaswitches? > > > Dima > > Paul Ferguson writes: > > > > 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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