Inter-provider relations

Sat Oct 26 04:57:28 UTC 1996

> What would help, would be a way to reduce the effort involved in setting up
> these peerings.  At the DC Nanog, I proposed a Multilateral Universal
> Peering arrangement, consisting of an agreement and a few changes to the
> RAs, specifically in the area of macros or include statments.  It would
> work this way: any provider who wished to (and met the criteria?), could
> sign the agreement and with a few changes to the RA macro, be peered
> thru the RAs to all the other signatories.  The model today requires
> N*(N-1) discussions, with N approaching 100 at Mae-East, this is a waste
> of resources.  Unfortunately the needed software changes to the RAs is not
> yet ready, but once it is, I plan to try and get this effort started.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Robert Laughlin
> 
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MLPA: _MultiLateral_Peering_Araigments_ are supported in the RA Route Servers.
There is an existant MLPA process in place at both the AADS and PB Naps.

--bill