interconnection costs (off list)

Tue Dec 22 19:29:55 UTC 2015

Not offlist.

Josh Luthman
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On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <faisal at snappytelecom.net>
wrote:

> Salam Reza,
>
> You are asking an interesting set of questions, it might be easier to
> answer the over a phone call conversation (at least fro our perspective,
> being a small ISP/NSP ). I can write to you a lengthy reply, but am not
> sure if I will be able to convey to you the information properly.
>
> The way you have posed the question, indicates to me that you are taking a
> particular view of a 'network', which is not the same view I hold. I am not
> sure if your view is more prevalent or our view as a service provider.
>
> Regardless I think it would make for an interesting conversation. Feel
> free to call me at your convenience.
>
> Regards.
>
> Faisal Imtiaz
> Snappy Internet & Telecom
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> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Reza Motamedi" <motamedi at cs.uoregon.edu>
> > To: "nanog list" <nanog at nanog.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 11:44:06 AM
> > Subject: interconnection costs
>
> > Hi NANOG
> >
> > We are a group of researchers and our focus is on the economy of
> > interconnection in the Internet. My question is mainly about the various
> > costs of an AS establishing a connection with another AS, including the
> > costs charged by the colocation providers. I am familiar with most of the
> > connection options such as public peering on IXP, and private peering
> > through xconnects. My understanding is that in addition to the cost of
> > transit that the smaller AS pays to the larger AS, in the former you pay
> a
> > monthly fee to establish a link to the switching fabric and then you can
> > connect to as many ASes that are member in the IXP, and in the later you
> > need to pay for as many xconnects that you need to connect to as many
> ASes
> > that you plan to peer with. Obviously in both cases there is the cost of
> > being in the colocation and renting a rack or whatever. What are the
> other
> > costs involved? How should the AS reach the colocation center in the
> first
> > place? I don't think every network can dig a hole an lay cables. Who
> should
> > they pay to get from one PoP to another? Do ASes have to pay for xconnect
> > to connect their PoP in a data center to the rest of their network?
> >
> > I think there is no single answer as different businesses may have
> > different pricing models. I hope the discussion can help me understand
> the
> > whole ecosystem a little bit better.
> >
> >
> > Best Regards
> > Reza Motamedi (R.M)
> > Graduate Research Fellow
> > Oregon Network Research Group
> > Computer and Information Science
> > University of Oregon
>