Cogent/Level 3 depeering

Wed Oct 5 16:08:34 UTC 2005

On 5-Oct-2005, at 11:57, Simon Lockhart wrote:

> On Wed Oct 05, 2005 at 11:50:52AM -0400, Matthew Crocker wrote:
>
>> I opened a billing/support ticket with Cogent.   I'm not planning on
>> paying my bill or continuing the contract if they cannot provide full
>> BGP tables and full Internet transport (barring outages).   Luckily I
>> have 2 other providers so I can still reach Level 3.
>
> We tried the same line with Level3 - and were told "Tough, we're  
> not paying
> service credit. The transit still works, just its coverage is slightly
> different".

Cogent seem to be suggesting an alternate solution, which involves  
them giving away free transit to l(3) customers. This might be useful  
for some here who are feeling pain.

[I realise that there are probably at least nine sides to this story  
and that the text here represents just one of them.]

http://status.cogentco.com/

>> Cogent Network Status/DNS Server Status Description:
>> Date: 10/05/2005
>>
>> Level 3 has partitioned its part of the Internet from Cogent's  
>> part of the Internet by denying Level 3's customers access to  
>> Cogent's customers and denying Cogent's customers access to Level  
>> 3 customers. Level 3 terminated its peering with Cogent without  
>> cause (as permitted under its peering agreement with Cogent) even  
>> though both Cogent and Level 3 remained in full compliance with  
>> the previously existing interconnection agreement.
>>
>> Cogent will offer any Level 3 customer, who is single homed to the  
>> Level 3 network on the date of this notice, one year of full  
>> Internet transit free of charge at the same bandwidth currently  
>> being supplied by Level 3. Cogent will provide this connectivity  
>> in over 1,000 locations throughout North America and Europe.
>>
>> Cogent is committed to an open Internet. The existing  
>> interconnection facilities between Level 3 and Cogent remain  
>> intact. Cogent hopes that Level 3 will reactivate these  
>> connections, restoring a full level of service to their customers.
>>
>> For more information about the sales offer, please contact the  
>> numbers listed below.
>> NORTH AMERICA: 1-877-875-4432
>> ANYWHERE ELSE IN EUROPE: +33 (0)6 1101-7382
>>