Viable Third Option?

Wed Feb 17 19:18:57 UTC 2021

On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 10:52 AM Mike Hammett <nanog at ics-il.net> wrote:

> This is from the perspective of an eyeball network. I understand that
> content networks would have different objectives and reasons. For instance,
> I have little to no reason as an eyeball network to exchange traffic with
> any other eyeball network (aside from P2P games). For a content network,
> getting into the eyeball networks is their objective.
>
> My crystal ball tells me this thread will spiral out of control because
> people won't be able to keep it on topic, but it is a question that I hear
> VERY often. I also expect a lot of purely bad or outdated information to
> get thrown out.
>
> Please try to keep it on topic and not being pedantic over relatively
> unimportant details.
>
> There are two major low-cost providers, Cogent and HE.
>
> Cogent
>
>    - Refuses to peer IPv6 with HE
>    - Refuses to peer IPv6 with Google
>    - Aggressive sales tactics
>
> Hurricane
>
>    - Doesn't have Cogent IPv6 because of Cogent's refusal
>
>
This is only a downside for an ipv6 network that is single home behind
cogent... which is ... already absurdly negligent.

I say avoid both, but lower downsides with HE

>    -
>    - Lack of communities for anything other than blackholes
>
>
> I know there are a variety of other providers such as Fusion Network that
> operate at similar price points, but are available in way fewer locations.
>
> What else is out there? Anyone else that isn't 5x, 10x the cost?
>
> Cogent and HE get looked down upon (and sometimes deservedly so), but when
> I talk to someone trying to sell me a port in 350 Cermak for 8x the cost of
> Cogent and HE, you better have a very good argument for why you're worth
> it...  and they never do. "We're not Cogent." "and?" Many times I'm quoted
> transit that costs more than Cogent + IX + HE and they don't really have a
> good argument for it.
>
> As an eyeball, I join an IX and there goes 50% - 85% of my traffic and
> almost all of my traffic that anyone is going to notice or complain about
> if there are issues (video streaming).
>
> I do understand that enterprise eyeballs may have different requirements.
>
>
>
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