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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: peering charges?
> I love it. Do you really think you discovered a fount of money? Any settlement > game is zero-sum by definition. When ISP A pays ISP B some sum, A has > less resources to invest into infrastructure. On average, customers > do not win. Whilst the rest of your message makes perfect sense, I don't think this does. Settlment peering can easilly be +ve sum for A&B. For instance ISP C could lose out. Very few economic transactions are zero sum (except perhaps under perfect competition). Consider the limiting case where A sells B transit. Hopefully this is not zero sum or we should be looking for other jobs... Alex Bligh Xara Networks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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