On Jun 20, 2013, at 8:09, Martin Barry <ma...@supine.com> wrote: > On 20 June 2013 13:07, Bill Woodcock <wo...@pch.net> wrote: > >> On Jun 19, 2013, at 7:21 PM, Benson Schliesser <bens...@queuefull.net> >> wrote: >>> The sending peer (or their customer) has more control over cost. >> >> I'll assume that, by "sending peer," you mean the content network. If so, >> I disagree. The content network has no control whatsoever over the >> location of the eyeball customer. >> ... > I think his point was that the receiving side can massage their BGP > announcements all they like but the sending network has more instantaneous > control over how the traffic will flow. This is before analysis, > communication, application of policies / contractual arrangements, > de-peering etc.etc. kick in.
Right. By "sending peer" I meant the network transmitting a packet, unidirectional flow, or other aggregate of traffic into another network. I'm not assuming anything about whether they are offering "content" or something else - I think it would be better to talk about peering fairness at the network layer, rather than the business / service layer. Cheers, -Benson
