Scott: Traffic ratios are one of the many parameters that ensure equality and a mutual benefit between networks in a settlement free peering relationship. Have a look at our peering policy at www.cw.com/peering. It will provide you with some information on peering with large networks. Regards Peter Jansen Global Peering Cable & Wireless Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 13:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Scott Granados <scott@graphidelix.net> To: nanog@merit.edu Sender: owner-nanog@merit.edu Delivered-to: nanog-outgoing@trapdoor.merit.edu Delivered-to: nanog@trapdoor.merit.edu Delivered-to: nanog@merit.edu Subject: ratios I'm not overly familiar with this but I wondered if someone could detail for me the basics of using ratios to determine elegibility to peer? I have heard that some carrers especially the largest require a specific ratio is this in fact true and is the logic as simple as just insuring equal use of the peer? Thanks Scott