Bit-dumping [Was: Re: Peering Policy]

Wed Oct 30 17:36:57 UTC 1996

Problem is that if hardware fails or is swapped out, MAC addresses change.

-Deepak.

On Wed, 30 Oct 1996, Dima Volodin wrote:

> Isn't it possible to filter MAC addresses at Gigaswitches?
> 
> 
> Dima
> 
> Paul Ferguson writes:
> > 
> > Apparently people are still missing the point. On a shared media
> > exchange, there is nothing to preclude another entity from pointing
> > default to you even if they are *not* peering with you [a.k.a. bit-dumping].
> > 
> > - paul
> > 
> > 
> > At 11:15 AM 10/30/96 -0500, Pritish Shah wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > >So far from what I have gathered, everyone is afraid of being used as a
> > >transit point. There is a very simple solution available which I can't
> > >figure out why people are not using. 
> > >
> > >Both peers charge each other for the bits being peered. So now if one
> > >peer is being used as a transit point, then they get compensated for it. 
> > >
> > >Eg
> > >
> > >AAA               BBB
> > >15443621 bits ->  15443621 bits
> > >20000000 bits <-  20000000 bits
> > >
> > >
> > >Difference 4556379 bits additional sent from BBB to AAA
> > >
> > >Applying lets say 1 cent per  100 bit charge, AAA gets $455.64 from BBB
> > >
> > >Simple!!!!
> > >
> > >Now with this kind of peering arrangement, no one has to be worried about
> > >being used as a transit point -- infact they will want to be used as a
> > >transit point. 
> > >
> > >This will also allow medium sized ISPs to peer with each-other. 
> > >
> > >So here is my question -- why is this kind of arrangement not being used
> > >anywhere???
> > >
> > >Pritish
> > >
> > 
> > 
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