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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical RE: a little thought on exchanging traffic
> L3 Forwarding devices implement policy. The policies, in their most > basic form, tell the forwarding agents where, when, and how to handle > various classes of traffic. What happens when competitive entities > need to interconnect their L3 devices in order to build a larger > network? Does the current NAP model work well? Do peering > agreements, as we understand them today, work and scale well? > What I am curious about here is the view from the big networks. A small number of networks carry a very large percentage of the traffic. I'd like to know what piece of their traffic actually crosses a public exchange, rather than being delivered to a customer or another big network over a private peering arrangement. The answer to this question will put some level of relevence on this discussion. If those who carry 80% of the domestic traffic exchange 80% of their off-network traffic privately then NAP architecture and growth stratagem don't really make a difference. Brian Horvitz
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