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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: consistency and cix
> V peers with X at a number of points. V and X announce the same routes > to each other at all these points. > > V and X are also members of the CIX and are announcing routes to the CIX > router. X announces different routes to the CIX router than they > announce directly to peer V because Y pays X to specifically announce > Y's routes at the CIX. > > Should V be unhappy with X's inconsistent route announcements? Should > X's announcement via the CIX be consistent with their announcements at > the other points V and X meet? > > o yes, because the CIX is a peering point, though router-based (this > in itself may be worth a different discussion). > > o no, because in realty V and X each are paying customers of the CIX, > and the CIX is merely announcing their customers' routes to each > other. Please note the evidently subtle point that, in this last case, any peering contract between V and X is not really applicable because this is not a peering relationship. I.e. surely any peering contract between V and X would not place terms or conditions on each other's possible relationship to, for example, MCI. randy
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