Worldly Thoughts
Avi Freedman
freedman at netaxs.com
Fri May 10 04:06:54 UTC 1996
>
> Just because someone has 30% of the internet, they still have an
> interest in connecting their 30% of the net to .1% of the net, no?
>
Because they can already hit that .1% of the 'net already without
peering with that smaller provider through that smaller provider's
transit provider and peering:
1) Enables them to screw you up a little more than they otherwise could
routing-wise
2) Provides them with free 'transit' across your backbone (even if it's
to/from your customers) if the peer isn't multiple-exchange-point
connected to some of the exchanges you are.
3) Has those political 'what is a peer' problems also.
>
> -alan
>
Avi
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