I don't see that either.
Whether you do hot potato or cold potato routing, one of the ISPs is paying
more (i.e. number of bits x distance) than the other one.
Simply put, the web hosting content is being delivered to the access
provider either at first or last exit. If its first exit, the access
provider is paying the largest piece, if its last exit, the web hosting
provider is paying the largest piece.
You achieve price symmetry when push/pull ratios match or approach each
other because the amount of bits x distance for each party is more equal.
This is what many tier-1's would consider an equal peering relationship.
Regards,
Deepak Jain
AiNET
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Phil Rosenthal
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 3:27 PM
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Subject: RE: Sprint peering policy (fwd)
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If they peer, the traffic ratio will _NOT_ be 1:1, more like 10:1 or
1:10 [depending on which way you are looking].
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It will not be a 1:1 push pull ratio, BUT it will be 1:1 in a "expensive
part of ISP1:expensive part of ISP2" ratio...
--Phil
