Best guess would be traffic ratio related - that always seems to be related to de-peering. One side doesn't like the amount of traffic coming in versus going out etc...
Paul -----Original Message----- From: Justin Shore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 9:03 AM To: Nick Hilliard Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Sprint / Cogent Nick Hilliard wrote: > And they'll do it to others in future peering spats. It's just a > bullying tactic - entertaining if you're on the sideline; irritating if > you're Sprint. > > Cogent reminds me of Ethan Coen's poem, which starts: > > The loudest has the final say, > The wanton win, the rash hold sway, > The realist's rules of order say > The drunken driver has the right of way. So why do SPs keep depeering Cogent? Serious question, why? I'm not aware of any Intercage-like issues with them. I've actually considered them as a potential upstream when we expand into a market they serve. Justin ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and contains confidential and/or privileged material. If you received this in error, please contact the sender immediately and then destroy this transmission, including all attachments, without copying, distributing or disclosing same. Thank you."