[49499] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: True cost of peering (was Re: Sprint peering policy)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (alex@yuriev.com)
Tue Jul 2 10:28:55 2002
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 09:28:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: alex@yuriev.com
To: "nanog@merit.edu" <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0207012101030.27906-100000@cpu1693.adsl.bellglobal.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
> NYIIX 1/4 rack + 100M switch connection - <$1K/mth
> fiber cx for Gig-E to high-bandwidth peers: $0/mth
> small GSR12000 - $20K from the local bankruptcy trustee
> OC192 from Manhattan to Vienna, VA: $10K/mth
> SIX is also quite inexpensive.
> I've been told Equinix can be talked down from ~$3K/mth for a rack/power &
> a couple cx to <$1500/mth.
>
> 2 years ago you couldn't build a coast-to-coast backbone and get peering
> costs < $50/mbit. Now my rough calculations put it at ~$20/mbit if you do
> it on the cheap.
D-e-p-r-i-c-i-a-t-i-o-n.
S-a-l-a-r-i-e-s.
Alex
