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On Tue, 1 Nov 2005, Brandon Ross wrote: > On Tue, 1 Nov 2005, John Payne wrote: > > > What am I missing? > > That it's a pure power play. market position is important > Peering is only distantly associated with costs or responsibilities. no, peering is entirely associated with costs or responsibilities.. what other reason is there to peer ? > It has to do with what company has the intestinal fortitude to draw a line in > the sand and stick with it no matter how many customers cancel their service. have to weigh up the gains and losses to see if that is a good or bad thing tho. > Those with a critical mass of traffic and the right amount of guts win. markets are always stacked in favour of the larger players in that way.. saying 'hey i'm a little guy, give me chance' generally goes unheard > Everyone else loses the peering game. not peering isnt necessarily losing, there are networks who would peer with me if i turned up in asia or the west coast, but my cost to get there is greater than sticking to transit. to get a new peer, both sides need to feel they are gaining value Steve
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