NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] Re: Peering dispute cuts off Sprint<->Cogent Internet traffic
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 In message <004101c93ba1$23108b30$6931a190$@net>, George Ou <george_ou@lanarchitect.net> writes >There's no violation of any RFCs here, it's a peering dispute which is quite >common on the Internet. for Tier 1 networks, not all that common >It's a long running myth that routes are automatically rerouted on the >Internet. with some truth behind it, but the issue here will be that these two networks are so large that they will not be available as transit from anyone else (one way of defining a Tier 1 network) ... ... except apparently some random leaks via Shaw Communications... there's a detailed analysis where you'd expect to find one :) on the Renesys blog http://www.renesys.com/blog/2008/10/wrestling-with-the-zombie-spri.shtml - -- richard Richard Clayton Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Benjamin Franklin 11 Nov 1755 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPsdk version 1.7.1 iQA/AwUBSQuYPJoAxkTY1oPiEQLLCQCgqq4XhhLwhp4SlZfh0ql0qyU4CpsAoMmW 9TacprZq1AhfQ087kQ9xgcVE =5tNZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----