On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 11:12 AM, <nancyp@yorku.ca> wrote:
----Recommendation: Bandwidth purchase agreements (Service Level Agreements) that specify bandwidth, uptime and cost actually define connectivity thus they should contain a list of peers or network interconnections that will be maintained for the length of the agreement. Prepared by Nancy Paterson, York University July 23, 2008 nancyp@yorku.ca
How many buyers out there have SLAs which cover inter-provider/domain connectivity? How many sellers are willing to guarantee this level of connectivity to their customers with a SLA? How many peering contracts are worth the paper they're printed on, and have teeth when subjected to attorney review, and none of the usual 30-90 day unilateral severability nonsense? Therein lies your problem. Drive Slow, Paul Wall