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Level 3, Cogent resolve peering spat, renew deal
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 09:41:02 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Daniel Berninger <dan () tier1research com> Date: October 30, 2005 8:52:56 AM EST To: dave () farber net Cc: isen () isen com Subject: Level 3, Cogent resolve peering spat, renew deal Dave, The article below covers the resolution of the Level 3 Cogent peering dispute.I collaborated with David Isenberg on some commentary regarding the issues.
See http://isen.com/blog/2005/10/level3-and-cogent-end-peering- dispute.html
Best regards, Dan ............................................ Daniel Berninger VP, Senior Analyst Tier1 Research v: 202.250.3838 e: dan () tier1research com w: www.tier1research.com
Level 3, Cogent resolve peering spat, renew deal By Stacy Cowley, IDG News Service, 10/28/05Two feuding top-tier ISPs said Friday that they have struck a deal to renew
their traffic exchange agreement and avert a repeatof a showdown that blacked out connections between their customers earlier this month.Level 3 Communications and Cogent Communications have agreed on what they
called a "modified" version of their original peering arrangement, whichenabled the two providers to directly connect their networks andexchange Internet traffic across them without charge. Inearly October, Level 3 discontinued its peering arrangement with Cogent . Neither side warned its
customers in advance about the looming disconnection, which left many customers scrambling to makealternative arrangements after parts of the Internet abruptly went dark for themThree days into the standoff, Level 3 backed down and restored its peering connection to Cogent . However, it called the move a temporary one, and said
it would once again terminate the arrangement on Nov. 9. ... Read the entire article at http://www.networkworld.com/edge/news/2005/102805-cogent-level3.html ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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