 pstewartPremium,VIP
join:2005-10-12
Peterborough, ON
kudos:1 | reply to jfmezei_anon
Re: Please explain Peering For Bell I'm sure it's been a business decision not to partake in TorIX (which would be the logical public peering point for them to paricipate currently) for whatever reasons - but it's also important to note that in the US they don't really do much peering neither compared to some other Canadian ISP's.
Bell (AS577) is present at the following locations that I'm aware of:
Chicago Equinix
Ashburn Equinix
New York PAIX
Palo Alto PAIX
Seattle PAIX
That's only five locations in the US of which I'm only aware of them doing public peering (versus private peering) on two of those locations. Considering their size, that's not very impressive or appealing.
When you compare it to Rogers (AS812) they are "peering friendly". Not only do they participate in TorIX but also in some selected US exchanges as well (Ashburn, Chicago, Newark, New York for public peering at least). To me, in my opinion at least - this makes a lot of sense for them to take on an aggressive role in peering with other providers.
If Bell would come out of the clouds, they could see that peering works well (in most cases) for a provider... |
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Robrr
join:2008-04-19
Mississauga, ON
1 edit | QIX(Montreal) and BCIX(Vancouver) should be on that list of Bell peering locations as well |
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pstewartPremium,VIP
join:2005-10-12
Peterborough, ON
kudos:1
1 edit | said by Robrr:QIX(Montreal) and BCIX(Vancouver) should be on that list of Bell peering locations as well Sorry, you're right - I missed QIX as it's so small. Are they actually peering at QIX with anyone or just selling transit?
BC - I've heard of BCNET and rumours of some others... any details by chance? Just curious as nearby Seattle is a hot spot for peering... |
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Robrr
join:2008-04-19
Mississauga, ON Reviews:
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| I'm not sure of exact details about what Bell is doing at each site. I do know they are partners at both sites though.
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