[29359] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Private and Public Peering
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul Vixie)
Mon Jun 19 16:26:32 2000
To: nanog@merit.edu
From: Paul Vixie <vixie@mibh.net>
Date: 19 Jun 2000 13:24:02 -0700
In-Reply-To: smarcus@genuity.com's message of "19 Jun 2000 05:52:30 -0700"
Message-ID: <g3bt0x4dy5.fsf@redpaul.mibh.net>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
At 21:42 06/18/2000 -0700, Steve Feldman wrote:
> The closest to a real distinction that I've been able to come up with is
> whether or not a third party is involved *and* whether packets (or cells)
> are switched.
smarcus@genuity.com (Scott Marcus) writes:
> What most people mean by "private peering" is a direct interconnection
> between two providers. That's most often implemented over a circuit
> between the two, without either deploying equipment to the other's
> premises; again, however, that's simply a matter of engineering
> convenience. These connections are conceptually point-to-point.
I like Steve's distinction better. When folks peer at PAIX, they do so
with a "direct interconnection between two providers". The fact that both
providers have extended their networks to PAIX, or are using PAIX as a POP,
doesn't make the "peering" less "private".
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Paul Vixie <vixie@mibh.net>
SVP for Internet Services, MFNX
M.I.B.H. Inc. is a subsidiary of Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc.
