ratios

Tue May 7 21:50:00 UTC 2002

Scott:

    Ratios are normally applied to either direction, since it is not
totally understood who benefits from what traffic direction. Who benefits:
the eyball or the content provider??? But keep in mind traffic
ratios are only one parameter to establish a mutially equal beneit.

Peter Jansen
C&W

Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 15:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: Scott Granados <scott at graphidelix.net>
To: PETER JANSEN <peter.jansen at cw.net>
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Subject: Re: ratios

I read the cw and uu examples.  In the case of 1.5 to 1 which seems 
really close but I'm assuming this means I can send you 1.5 to every one 
received.  Does this also apply in the inverse ie uunet sends back to me 
only 1.5 to my 1 or is this less critical?

On Tue, 7 May 2002, PETER JANSEN 
wrote:

> 
> Scott:
> 
> Traffic ratios are one of the many parameters that ensure equality and
> a mutual benefit between networks in a settlement free peering relationship.
> 
> Have a look at our peering policy at www.cw.com/peering. It will
> provide you with some information on peering with large networks.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Peter Jansen
> Global Peering
> Cable & Wireless 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 13:30 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Scott Granados <scott at graphidelix.net>
> To: nanog at merit.edu
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> Subject: ratios
> 
> 
> I'm not overly familiar with this but I wondered if someone could detail 
> for me the basics of using ratios to determine elegibility to peer?   I 
> have heard that some carrers especially the largest require a specific 
> ratio is this in fact true and is the logic as simple as just insuring 
> equal use of the peer?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Scott
> 
> 