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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: BBN/GTEI
> On Fri, 21 Aug 1998, Robert Bowman wrote: > > > Isn't being a pioneer doing best-exit to eliminate the cost imbalances? > > I thought that was the whole idea behind what BBN/Exodus were doing. > > I don't know your network and BBN's well enough to do anything but guess > here, but wouldn't there still be asymmetry in the number of bits of > traffic exchanged, even with best exit? > > I'm not sure if the things I am discussing are directly applicable to your > situation with BBN but if you think some of this stuff could work and are > willing to try it, why not ask BBN if they would consider some sort of > interim agreement while you work out the details. I guess I'm the kind of > guy who always looks for a creative, off-the-wall, "think different" kind > of solution to a problem in negotiations. The worst the other folks can > say is no. But sometimes they say hmmm... Sure, but only the assymetry that results from BBN customers ASKING for more than they OFFER. Owen
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