[LINK] Australian ISP Peering

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

> SP's in the US aren't peering with "anyone" ..

Item by Mikael Ricknäs (IDG News Service) 03 November, 2008 11:56:00  


Two (US) ISPs are currently engaged in litigation over their exchange
of Internet traffic, so-called peering ... The actual reasons for the
row remain sketchy.. 

This isn't the first time Cogent has rowed with another carrier over 
Internet peering with another carrier.. In the end the two agreed on what 
they called a "modified" version of their original peering arrangement, 
which enabled the two providers to directly connect their networks and 
exchange Internet traffic across them without charge. 

The dispute is unlikely to have an effect on the Internet as a whole, 
according to Kurt Erik Lindqvist, CEO at Netnod, which handles peering 
between carriers in Sweden .. in the end Lindqvist thinks they will be 
forced to work out their differences.

Carriers typically row over peering when they are unhappy with the amount 
of data traffic each carrier sends to the other, something usually 
covered by the peering agreement, according to Lindqvist. He doesn't know 
if that is the case here. The conflict with TeliaSonera had to do with 
the cost for upgrading a peering point in the U.S. 

http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/265724/sprint-
cogent_dispute_puts_small_rip_fabric_internet?rid=-100
--

And,

http://www.corp.att.com/peering

This is the "AT&T Global IP Network Settlement-Free Peering Policy"

"AT&T, Inc., through its operating subsidiaries ("AT&T"), seeks to 
interconnect its IP network with other Internet backbone providers on a 
settlement-free basis when such interconnection provides tangible 
benefits to AT&T and its customers."

--

Cheers,
Stephen