Backbone IP network Economics - peering and transit

Tue Apr 20 18:17:43 UTC 2004

Daniel,

That is way too cynical ... and does not address the question of whether
building your own transport ever runs counter to the Internet as a
consortium. 

There are business justifications that underpin peering relationships
... and they are based on understanding (or ... "philosophy") ....

Gary

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Golding [mailto:dgolding at burtongroup.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 10:36 AM
To: Gary Hale; Michel Py; Gordon Cook; nanog at merit.edu
Subject: Re: Backbone IP network Economics - peering and transit

On 4/20/04 8:45 AM, "Gary Hale" <ghale at globalinternetworking.com> wrote:

> 
> The question is too simplistic ... It is not (simply) a matter of
small
> vs. big or being on your own network from source-to-destination.
Peering
> is an enabler ... and gives all an opportunity to share content
globally
> ... kinda' fundamental to the Internet consortium.
> 
> Is your question, 'Since fiber is so cheap, why doesn't everyone build
> an autonomous, facilities-based, global "Internet" network that
competes
> for narrowband/broadband "pullers" of data and hosting/data
centers/etc.
> for content providers ("pulled-fromers" or "pushers" of data)?
> 
> Gary
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michel Py [mailto:michel at arneill-py.sacramento.ca.us]
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 10:46 PM
> To: Gordon Cook; nanog at merit.edu
> Subject: RE: Backbone IP network Economics - peering and transit
> 
> 
>> Peering?  Who needs peering if transit can be
>> had for $20 per megabit per second?
> 
> The smaller guys that don't buy transit buy the gigabit.
> 
> Michel.
> 
> 
> 
Gary,

"Peering is an enabler"
"gives all an opportunity to share content globally"
"fundamental to the Internet consortium"

This is like the "greatest hits" compendium collected from various
failed
1990's service provider business plans :)

People should be careful. Peering is a business/networking arrangement
that
can save them money (or not). Those who try to imbue it with
philosophical
significance must be viewed with skepticism.

Daniel Golding
Network and Telecommunications Strategies
Burton Group