[195283] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: BGP peering question
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Martin Hannigan)
Thu Jul 13 13:42:00 2017
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From: Martin Hannigan <hannigan@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 13:41:17 -0400
To: craig washington <craigwashington01@hotmail.com>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
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On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 4:12 PM, craig washington <
craigwashington01@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
> Newbie question, what criteria do you look for when you decide that you
> want to peer with someone or if you will accept peering with someone from
> an ISP point of view.
>
You didn't say what kind of 'peering'. That could mean over an IXP or to be
directly connected. You do not need to be a member of an IX to peer.
There are at least three types of criteria to evaluate. Technical, business
and legal. Take a look here for a few ideas on technical and business
criteria:
http://bit.ly/2ue2t0P
"Me too" with the rest of the thread. If peering serves your mutual
interests (or just yours even), its an easy decision.
The Dr Peering http://drpeering.net/ website is also a resource for folks
new to peering.
http://drpeering.net/
Best Regards,
-M<
