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LOL! Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Hammett" <na...@ics-il.net> > Cc: "nanog list" <nanog@nanog.org> > Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 2:38:21 PM > Subject: Re: interconnection costs (off list) > Faisal is new to the Internet. ;-) > > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > Midwest Internet Exchange > http://www.midwest-ix.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Faisal Imtiaz" <fai...@snappytelecom.net> > To: "Reza Motamedi" <motam...@cs.uoregon.edu> > Cc: "nanog list" <nanog@nanog.org> > Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 1:31:11 PM > Subject: Re: interconnection costs (off list) > > Ouch... so much for off list .. :( > > Faisal Imtiaz > Snappy Internet & Telecom > 7266 SW 48 Street > Miami, FL 33155 > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 > > Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net > > ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Faisal Imtiaz" <fai...@snappytelecom.net> >> To: "Reza Motamedi" <motam...@cs.uoregon.edu> >> Cc: "nanog list" <nanog@nanog.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 2:28:13 PM >> Subject: Re: interconnection costs (off list) > >> Salam Reza, >> >> You are asking an interesting set of questions, it might be easier to answer >> the >> over a phone call conversation (at least fro our perspective, being a small >> ISP/NSP ). I can write to you a lengthy reply, but am not sure if I will be >> able to convey to you the information properly. >> >> The way you have posed the question, indicates to me that you are taking a >> particular view of a 'network', which is not the same view I hold. I am not >> sure if your view is more prevalent or our view as a service provider. >> >> Regardless I think it would make for an interesting conversation. Feel free >> to >> call me at your convenience. >> >> Regards. >> >> Faisal Imtiaz >> Snappy Internet & Telecom >> 7266 SW 48 Street >> Miami, FL 33155 >> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 >> >> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Reza Motamedi" <motam...@cs.uoregon.edu> >>> To: "nanog list" <nanog@nanog.org> >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 11:44:06 AM >>> Subject: interconnection costs >> >>> Hi NANOG >>> >>> We are a group of researchers and our focus is on the economy of >>> interconnection in the Internet. My question is mainly about the various >>> costs of an AS establishing a connection with another AS, including the >>> costs charged by the colocation providers. I am familiar with most of the >>> connection options such as public peering on IXP, and private peering >>> through xconnects. My understanding is that in addition to the cost of >>> transit that the smaller AS pays to the larger AS, in the former you pay a >>> monthly fee to establish a link to the switching fabric and then you can >>> connect to as many ASes that are member in the IXP, and in the later you >>> need to pay for as many xconnects that you need to connect to as many ASes >>> that you plan to peer with. Obviously in both cases there is the cost of >>> being in the colocation and renting a rack or whatever. What are the other >>> costs involved? How should the AS reach the colocation center in the first >>> place? I don't think every network can dig a hole an lay cables. Who should >>> they pay to get from one PoP to another? Do ASes have to pay for xconnect >>> to connect their PoP in a data center to the rest of their network? >>> >>> I think there is no single answer as different businesses may have >>> different pricing models. I hope the discussion can help me understand the >>> whole ecosystem a little bit better. >>> >>> >>> Best Regards >>> Reza Motamedi (R.M) >>> Graduate Research Fellow >>> Oregon Network Research Group >>> Computer and Information Science > > > University of Oregon
