On Nov 29, 2010, at 11:47 PM, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote:
BTW: The attempt failed. Dave @ Above got Exodus & Global Center to agree to pull a Cogent if GTEi pulled a Level 3. GTEi blinked, and the rest is history.
Patrick - Your summary is incorrect. To be perfectly clear on the history: In summer of 1997, GTEi did indeed have a dispute with Exodus regarding traffic levels on peering interconnects, and indicated that it would cease peering. On 16 Sep 1998, the dispute was resolved when Exodus signed an agreement with GTEi which was covered by non-disclosure at Exodus's request[1][2].
Peering is a business relationship. If your company can make more or spend less by peering with another company, you should do it. If you do not consummate that relationship, you are hurting your business. This should be the only reason to peer or not peer.
Correct, and indeed that was basic principle in operation during the GTEi/Exodus peering dispute. FYI, /John CTO Emeritus BBN/GTEi [1] <http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/44421/Exodus-GTE-Increase-Traffic-Exchanges.htm> [2] <http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/nanog/1998-09/msg00373.html>