Re: Transaction Based Settlements Encourage Waste (was Re: B

[Sean Butler <sebutler () us ibm com>]

I wrote:
> > My argument was that in addition to the peering settlement charges,
> > each network would charge their customers for the traffic they generate.

mleber () he net wrote
> Since you are proposing a receiver pays system there is less motivation
> for networks to charge the sender.  In fact, they would probably pay the
> sender.

My thought was that you charge the sender and receiver.  They are both
using resources on their origination networks....  This helps prevent
people from gernerating legitmate, non-fraudulent traffic -- i.e. extra
traffic that is not necessary.

Sean

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