[33523] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: UUNET peering policy
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (smd@clock.org)
Mon Jan 15 09:19:33 2001
From: smd@clock.org
To: nanog@merit.edu, vixie@mfnx.net
Message-Id: <20010115141634Z27322-19144+3@cesium.clock.org>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 06:16:32 -0800
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Vixie writes:
| Peering is a business relationship transcending locations.
This is beautifully put, and I couldn't agree more.
Each party sells the other connectivity of essentially unlimited
bandwidth over time, but limited by scope. The prices for this
service and associated committments to one another are agreed to
be so close that actually exchanging money is unworthwhile.
Sean.