ISP Peering Agreements
The cluster focuses on discussions about internet peering arrangements between ISPs, including settlement-free peering, IP transit costs, traffic imbalances, and disputes like those involving Comcast, Netflix, and Level3.
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AFAIK these services are operate by ISPs with lopsided peering agreements.
Not always. This is why ISPs refuse to peer with certain customers. If they don't see mutual benefit, they charge for network connections instead, aka IP Transit.
Peering agreements and interconnects are the ISP's problem, not the customers'.
You're paying for sending traffic one-way. Peering agreements are free when both sides are sending an equal amount of traffic to the other.
no, but as http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2384961 mentions, its probably the quality of the peering agreement making the difference
Lower tier isp’s usually pay the big guys for peering.
Why is peering so much lower in the US? Is that a business strategy on the part of ISPs?
One possibility is ISP skimping on peering and transit. Had that issue with an old ISP in Switzerland.
gosh, I made some mistakes on peering. but it does not change the big picture. Sorry.Peering is just opened to anyone, and people prefer peering to buying. So people prefer to have the less possible amount of traffic leaving their AS.http://www.peeringdb.com/view.php?asn=15169They peer quite a lot even in Europa, it is a good move when you want to become an ISP.Still they consider it is the ISP to
You might want to learn a bit more about how peering works. It's definitely not free even if the major players have reciprocal agreements — just ask Netflix how free that was when Comcast wanted to double-charge them.