Interconnection, Peering andFinancial Settlements in the Internet
Interconnection
The Sum of Many Parts
The Well-Ordered Internet
The Internet - as we know it
The Problem - as we see it
The Role of the Exchange
The N-squared problem
The Exchange Router
The Exchange Switch
The Exchange L2 Switch
The Distributed Exchange
Adding Value to the Exchange
The Role of Private Peering
What is being exchanged?
Routing Policy
Peering and Financial Settlements
Follow the Money
Interprovider - Who pays who?
Enter the Internet . . .
Cost Apportionment
Distributed packet costs
BUT
The Internet model
How are costs apportioned?
Fixed Relationships
The Aggregation of ISPs
Today’s Environment
Imminent Death of the Net Predicted - MP3 at ll:00
The Bottom Line
Further Reading
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