Peering versus Transit

Wed Oct 2 20:23:18 UTC 1996

On Wed, 2 Oct 1996, Avi Freedman wrote:

> But you're talking about getting connections to 3 exchange points and
> the "stuff" in between.  I would say costs might be roughly even.
> 
> But what about when you add in the network engineering, monitoring,
> and maintenance you need when you run your own network?  Have you
> checked out market price on clueful network people who dance with
> BGP?  The cost comparison might look different then...

Yes, at that point it is much less to buy access from a large NSP. The
problem is that you lose a lot when you do that. You can't make any money
if you are getting your access from a up-stream provider.

Nathan Stratton		  CEO, NetRail, Inc.    Tracking the future today!
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