[4860] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Peering versus Transit
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dorian R. Kim)
Mon Sep 30 12:19:55 1996
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 12:03:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Dorian R. Kim" <dorian@cic.net>
To: Barney Wolff <barney@databus.com>
cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.95.960930113405.23925L-100000@nic.hq.cic.net>
On Mon, 30 Sep 1996, Dorian R. Kim wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Sep 1996, Barney Wolff wrote:
>
> > Er, why did the exchange operator let you put a router on their switching
> > fabric if you're not peering there with somebody? Are there actual
> > cases of people with routers at NAPs/MAEs/xIXs who don't peer with anyone?
>
> It's possible that the fabric on which EP is built is used for other purposes.
> For example, Ameritech NAP runs on the same ATM switch that a research VPN
> called MREN runs on.
Of course, it should be pointed out that most NAP operaters distance
themselves from peering agreements and so have no explicit knowledge whether
NAP participants are peering with each other or not, and do not believe it is
appropriate for them to inquire into such. NAP operators provide the
facilities, but whatever the customers do with those facilities is up to them.
-dorian
