A Study of 28 Peering Policies

The following are snippets of Peering Policy Clauses found in the Peering Rules of the Road - A Study of 28 Peering Policies study. Clauses were categorized and put into rough categories for comparison.

Hot Potato Routing Peering Policy Clause

Hot Potato Routing/Best Exit/Shortest Path and MEDs 2.4 Hot-potato routing is implied (i.e. we will not send or honor MEDs).—AboveNet

Each Internet Network shall implement "shortest exit routing" and advertise routes consistent with that policy, unless both Internet Networks mutually agree otherwise based on special circumstances. – Verizon

Each Internet Network will implement "hot potato" or "closest-exit routing". – ATDN

All peers will be configured for closest-exit routing unless otherwise expressly agreed. -- RCN

Each Internet Network will implement closest-exit routing, if not otherwise agreed. – LambdaNet Each Internet Network shall implement "shortest exit/hot potato routing" and advertise routes consistent with that policy, unless both Internet Networks mutually agree otherwise based on special circumstances. – Highwinds

# Implement "hot potato" or "closest-exit routing." – Highwinds Must advertise/implement routes consistent with "shortest exit routing", unless agreed to in writing – Charter

Existing peers whose in: out ratio rises above 2.00:1 will be expected to work with AT&T to implement best-exit routing or to take other suitable actions to balance transport costs. – AT&T



About the Author

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Mr Norton is Founder of DrPeering, an Internet Peering portal and consultancy, with over twenty years of Internet experience.

From 1998-2008, Mr. Norton’s title was Co-Founder and Chief Technical Liaison for Equinix. From the beginning, Mr. Norton focused on building a critical mass of carriers, ISPs and Content Providers. To this end, he created the white paper process, identifying interesting and important Internet peering operations topics, and documenting what he learned from the peering folks. He published and presented his research white papers in a variety of international operations and research forums. These activities helped establish the relationships necessary to atract the set of Tier 1 ISPs, Tier 2 ISPs, Cable Companies, and Content Providers necessary for a healthy Internet Exchange Point ecosystem.

 

 

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