[147601] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: local_preference for transit traffic?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Leo Bicknell)
Thu Dec 15 09:43:33 2011
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:42:37 -0800
From: Leo Bicknell <bicknell@ufp.org>
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In a message written on Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 02:24:13AM -0500, Keegan Holle=
y wrote:
> I always assumed that taking in more traffic was a bad thing. I've heard
> about one sided peering agreements where one side is sending more traffic
> than the other needs them to transport. Am I missing something? Would th=
is
> cause a shift in their favor allowing them to offload more customer traff=
ic
> to their peers without complaint?
It's one of many techniques used by peers to "balance" the ratio.
However, there may be a simpler explanation. If you bill by the
bit as a transit provider it's in your best interest to make sure
your customer gets as many bits through you as possible. Plus if
you can fill their pipe, they need to buy an upgrade to you.
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Leo Bicknell - bicknell@ufp.org - CCIE 3440
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