Re: "Peering Router"

On 4/30/26 17:40, Mike Hammett via NANOG wrote:

Not that we have expected everyone we talked to would join our IX, but the answer that some gave puzzled me. There have been a few variations of "We don't have a peering router in that market."

All routers peer, so what does that mean to you? How do people use that term?

I personally don't mix transit and peering duties on the same device. I have a dedicated router for peering sessions and a dedicated router for each transit provider. I find it easier to manage and it limits scope if one of them has a problem or needs an update since it only affects its own playground.