Reviewer Request: "The Art of Peering - The Peering Playbook"

Wed Feb 20 16:06:54 UTC 2002

Hi folks -

I walked about 15 ISP Network Architects and Peering Coordinators through 
this latest draft of the white paper "The Art of Peering : The Peering 
Playbook", and I now have presentable draft that I'd like to share with a 
slightly broader set of interested folks (preferably Network Architects and 
Peering Coordinators).

Here is the Abstract:
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Internet Service Provider (ISP) Peering Coordinators were interviewed over 
the past few years for the "Interconnection Strategies for ISPs", "Internet 
Service Providers and Peering", and "A Business Case for Peering" Internet 
Operations Research papers. In these previous works, we documented the 
commonly used terminology (Peering, Transit, Transport, etc.), the 
motivations, the financial justifications and the process of peering.

In "The Art of Peering" we build upon this foundation and present tactics 
that Peering Coordinators have used to obtain peering where they otherwise 
might not have been able to obtain peering. We have identified 17 specific 
maneuvers that vary from mundane to the clever, from merely deceptive to 
manipulative. In sum, these tactics represent the "Peering Playbook", the 
current "Art" of Peering.
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If you can help and have the inclination to read it (about 10 pages) and 
comment, please send me e-mail: wbn at equinix.com

Thanks -

Bill

PS - Thanks to those who helped with the last paper "A Business Case for 
Peering". If I didn't send you the latest (version 1.3) send me e-mail and 
I'd be glad to email you a copy. BTW - The latest version of "Internet 
Service Providers and Peering" is 2.4 and that is available as well.

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William B. Norton	Co-Founder and Chief Technical Liaison		Equinix
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