On Fri, 12 Sep 1997, Avi Freedman wrote:
I have network. You want access. You buy T3 to me. I send you routes. Also, you default to me over a common exchange point as a backup. T3 goes down. Things fall over due to default route automagically. Yes, it can be done with BGP and metrics over the common XP but sometimes isn't.
Some question whether the XPs should be used for customer connectivity, but that's a separate issue.
Or is that what you're driving at?
YES, just look at the data going over MAE-East and MAE-West a large amount of that traffic is for customer connectivity. I guess it will not mater most NSPs are setting up private peering, so the NAPs will soon just turn into a place to sell transit. I just think it did not need to turn out that way. Also of the current defaults at MAE-East most of them are not there with permission from the provider they are point to. I have had 2 peers at MAE-East point default to me in the last 3 months. Nathan Stratton President, CTO, NetRail,Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phone (888)NetRail NetRail, Inc. Fax (404)522-1939 230 Peachtree Suite 500 WWW http://www.netrail.net/ Atlanta, GA 30303 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. - Psalm 33:16