That’s exactly what I was thinking… Equinix doesn’t really have anything to do with that part of the peering ecology.
> On Dec 18, 2014, at 9:55 PM, Clayton Zekelman <clay...@mnsi.net> wrote: > > > > I'm not sure how they can do that. Equinix is Layer 2 - your peering > parameters are between you and your peer? > > > > At 12:52 PM 18/12/2014, Mike Hammett wrote: >> So I just found out that the IX we're looking to hook up with (Equinix) >> doesn't allow downstream ASes. How does that functionally work? >> >> Stepping outside my ISP for a moment, I know a building owner with several >> buildings that provides Internet to his tenants. He's getting an AS so he >> can have upstream diversity. Unless carrier A or ISP B have direct private >> peering with whomever (Amazon, NetFlix, Google, FaceBook, etc., etc.), that >> building owner doesn't have a route to those services? They can't utilize >> carrier A or ISP B's public peering connection? How can that possibly bee >> with with every ISP being required to have their own physical presence on >> the exchange? That's just not practical. >> >> I understand not having parallel ASNs (advertising both ASN A and ASN B >> separately) from a sales perspective, but I don't understand ASN A >> advertising directly on the IX, but not allowing ASN A's downstream >> customers of ASNs B, C, D and E. >> >> Am I wrong or is this just an Equinix thing? >> >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com > > --- > > Clayton Zekelman > Managed Network Systems Inc. (MNSi) > 3363 Tecumseh Rd. E > Windsor, Ontario > N8W 1H4 > > tel. 519-985-8410 > fax. 519-985-8409
