Query for NANOG: Want a Peering BOF?
Hi all - Before proposing a Peering BOF I'd like to get a sense of the community interest, so here is what I was thinking... Peering BOF Description ----------------------- The idea would be to have a BOF for those who are interested in establishing peering relationships, to find out who each other is, and have a light agenda focused on one or two short peering-related issues. In this forum we would pass a hat around to get everyones business cards and then e-mail out to those folks an Excel spreadsheet with everyones contact information. The hope is that this would help facilitate peering in the 'net. Agenda ------ I can contribute to the agenda an overview of a draft I just finished (with the help of a bunch of you) called "The Peering Decision Tree" that describes in rough terms the process the ISPs I spoke with go through to determine with who and with which method to peer. So: ------ Please send me private e-mail me if a) You think this is a good idea and you would participate in the BOF, or b) You have an agenda item you'd like to contribute, or c) This is the worst idea Curtis has ever heard. Thanks! Bill Note: From the looks of the agenda there may not be time to do this BOF at the Montreal NANOG so if there is interest we may have wait til NANOG 18...Let's first see if there is interest... ---------------------------------------------------------------- William B. Norton <wbn@equinix.com> +1 650.298.0400 x2225 Equinix Director of Business Development
On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, William B. Norton wrote: Hey Bill!
I can contribute to the agenda an overview of a draft I just finished (with the help of a bunch of you) called "The Peering Decision Tree" that describes in rough terms the process the ISPs I spoke with go through to determine with who and with which method to peer.
I think that it would be interesting to check out the draft... And maybe hear which ISPs contributed. Is this something that you can send to the list? Thanks, Bill! -abha ;) __________________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- abha ahuja ahuja@merit.edu Merit Network, Inc. 734.764.0294
could you post the draft on a web site and then take feedback. thanks At 5:10 PM -0400 9/17/99, Abha Ahuja wrote:
On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, William B. Norton wrote:
Hey Bill!
I can contribute to the agenda an overview of a draft I just finished (with the help of a bunch of you) called "The Peering Decision Tree" that describes in rough terms the process the ISPs I spoke with go through to determine with who and with which method to peer.
I think that it would be interesting to check out the draft... And maybe hear which ISPs contributed. Is this something that you can send to the list?
Thanks, Bill!
-abha ;)
__________________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- abha ahuja ahuja@merit.edu Merit Network, Inc. 734.764.0294
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At 12:57 AM 9/18/99 -0400, David Diaz wrote:
could you post the draft on a web site and then take feedback. thanks
At this point the paper roughly describes the decision making process for a) identifying peering candidates, b) initial contacts and discussions, and c) methodology discussions, but it is based on only a handful of ISP interviews. I think it is premature to broadcast it out in its current form and would like to wait until the model goes through a few more stepwise refinements (more interviews and feedback). That is one of the reasons to present the decision tree paper and discuss it at the peering BOF. I've received about 30 or so folks that think the peering bof is a great idea, and it looks like we will probably be able to do this at the next NANOG. Peering folks - thanks for the feedback and don't forget to bring business cards to the Montreal NANOG ;-) See you in Montreal! Bill PS - I will share the abstract: Abstract Interviews with Internet Service Providers have highlighted three distinct decision phases that customers go through prior to selection of a particular peering solution: Identification (Traffic Engineering Data Collection and Analysis), Contact & Qualification (Initial Peering Negotiation), and Implementation (Peering Methodology Discussion). The first phases identifies the who and the why, while the last phase focuses on the how. This paper is based upon interviews with Internet Service Providers (specifically Peering Coordinators) and documents each of these phases that lead up to the selection of peering method and selection of Internet Business Exchange environments. The appendix includes a diagram highlighting the key questions asked when identifying peering candidates and determining the method of peering. ---------------------------------------------------------------- William B. Norton <wbn@equinix.com> +1 650.298.0400 x2225 Equinix Director of Business Development
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