Peering BOF VI at NANOG

Tue Jan 21 17:05:13 UTC 2003

And for those attending the Gigabit Peering Forum in Los Angeles following 
NANOG, please drop me a line <ren at sbc.com> if you can make the dinner out 
in Malibu at http://www.gladstones.com on the 12th.

Cheers, -ren

At 08:16 AM 1/10/2003 -0800, William B. Norton wrote:

>Hi all -
>
>If you are not a Peering Coordinator attending NANOG 27 then you needn't 
>read any further.
>
>The 6th Peering BOF at NANOG will be held Monday night and focuses on 
>helping Peering Coordinators make contact with other Peering Coordinators 
>using "Peering Personals." We solicit Peering Coordinators (via this 
>e-mail), asking them to characterize their networks and peering policies 
>in general ways ("content heavy" or "access (eyeball) -heavy," "Multiple 
>Points Required" or "Will Peer anywhere," "Peering with Content OK," 
>etc.). From the answers we will select a set of ISP Peering Coordinators 
>to present a 2-3 minute description of their network, what they look for 
>in a peer, etc., allowing the audience to put a face with the name of the 
>ISP. At the end of the Peering BOF, Peering Coordinators will have time to 
>speak with Peering Coordinators of ISPs they seek to interconnect with. 
>The expectation is that these interactions will lead to the Peering 
>Negotiations stage, the first step towards a more fully meshed and 
>therefore resilient Internet.
>
>If you are a Peering Coordinator and wish to participate in this BOF, 
>please fill out the following form and e-mail it to wbn at equinix.com with 
>Subject: Peering BOF VI .
>
>
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>
>Name:
>Title:
>Company:
>AS#:
>
>Check each that applies:
>___ We are an ISP (sell access to the Internet)
>     -- OR --
>___ We are a Non-ISP (content company, etc.)
>___ We are Content-Heavy
>   -- OR --
>___ We are Access-Heavy
>___ Peering with Content Players or Content Heavy ISPs is OK by us
>___ We generally require peering in multiple locations
>___ We will peer with anyone in any single location
>___ We have huge volumes of traffic (lots of users and/or lots of content)
>         (huge: > 1 Gbps total outbound traffic to peers and transit 
> providers)
>___ We have a global network
>___ We require Contracts for Peering
>Current Peering Locations: _______________________
>Planned (3-6 mos) Peering Locations: _______________________________
>
>See you in Phoenix!
>
>Bill
>
>PS - This form is also on the NANOG web page at:
>http://www.nanog.org/mtg-0302/norton.html
>
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>William B. Norton <wbn at equinix.com>
650.315.8635
>Co-Founder and Chief Technical Liaison                          Equinix,
Inc.