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Re: different thinking on exchanging traffic
From: Alan Hannan <alan () globalcenter net>
Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 21:53:50 -0700
On the topic of exchange traffic. Is it necessary for both parties who will be exchanging traffic to have an as number?
Technically speaking, no.
From what I understand in order to have the routes announced to the internet this will be needed.
Today's "Internet" is a superset of internet providers interconnected using a common EGP routing protocol -- BGP4. To participate in a 'NAP' and exchange routes with volumous amounts of peers, BGP4 is pretty much a necessity. In most all cases, BGP4 requires that the person announcing routes use a unique ASN. If you want your upstream to provide the routing announcements for you, they can anounce your networks with their ASN.
Current thread:
- different thinking on exchanging traffic Jonathan Arneault (May 22)
- Re: different thinking on exchanging traffic Michael Dillon (May 22)
- Re: different thinking on exchanging traffic DAVE NORDLUND (May 26)
- Re: different thinking on exchanging traffic John Golovich (May 26)
- Re: different thinking on exchanging traffic Alan Hannan (May 26)
- Re: different thinking on exchanging traffic John Golovich (May 26)
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- Re: different thinking on exchanging traffic Sean M. Doran (May 22)
- Re: different thinking on exchanging traffic Tim Salo (May 22)
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- Re: different thinking on exchanging traffic Jay R. Ashworth (May 23)
- Re: different thinking on exchanging traffic Tom Perrine (May 26)
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- Re: different thinking on exchanging traffic Sean Donelan (May 26)
- Re: different thinking on exchanging traffic Damian O'Gorman (May 26)
- Re: different thinking on exchanging traffic dirk (May 26)
- Re: different thinking on exchanging traffic Greg A. Woods (May 26)
- Re: different thinking on exchanging traffic D'Arcy J.M. Cain (May 27)
- Re: different thinking on exchanging traffic Damian O'Gorman (May 26)
- Re: different thinking on exchanging traffic Tim Salo (May 26)