[4928] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Peering versus Transit
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nathan Stratton)
Wed Oct 2 16:46:11 1996
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 16:23:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: Nathan Stratton <nathan@netrail.net>
To: Avi Freedman <freedman@netaxs.com>
cc: "Eric D. Madison" <madison@acsi.net>, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <199610021355.JAA01040@access.netaxs.com>
On Wed, 2 Oct 1996, Avi Freedman wrote:
> But you're talking about getting connections to 3 exchange points and
> the "stuff" in between. I would say costs might be roughly even.
>
> But what about when you add in the network engineering, monitoring,
> and maintenance you need when you run your own network? Have you
> checked out market price on clueful network people who dance with
> BGP? The cost comparison might look different then...
Yes, at that point it is much less to buy access from a large NSP. The
problem is that you lose a lot when you do that. You can't make any money
if you are getting your access from a up-stream provider.
Nathan Stratton CEO, NetRail, Inc. Tracking the future today!
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