[23062] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: transit across the ixs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com)
Sun Feb 14 23:32:56 1999
From: bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com
To: rbush@bainbridge.verio.net (Randy Bush)
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 20:07:05 -0800 (PST)
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <m10CCwS-0008G5C@rip.psg.com> from "Randy Bush" at Feb 14, 99 05:35:20 pm
>
> you might be amused to write a bit of code to see if your ix peers are
> giving you next-hops of other provider(s). it is clear that a number of
> providers are selling transit across the ixs. not at all cool.
Well, that is actually up the the IX operators and
participants. Some do think it is cool and a much desired
feature. Its a really good way to reduce expensive telecoms
costs. Of course in the US, where bandwidth is free, your
castigation of this behaviour may be appropriate.
> we can't decide whether to force next hop on their routes, or keep watching
> and de-peer them if they do not cease and desist. what do others do in this
> circumstance?
drop peering w/ verio?
> randy
-- bill
