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Re: Inevitable death, was Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix
From: Brett Glass <nanog () brettglass com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 21:51:49 -0600
Netflix's arrangement isn't "peeering." (They call it that, misleadingly, as a way of attempting to characterize the connection as one that doesn't require money to change hands.)
ISPs peer to connect their mutual Internet customers. Netflix is not an ISP, so it cannot be said to be "peering." It's merely establishing a dedicated link to an ISP while trying to avoid paying the ISP for the resources used.
But regardless of the financial arrangements, such a connection doesn't require an ASN or BGP. In fact, it doesn't even require a registered IP address at either end! A simple Ethernet connection (or a leased line of any kind, in fact; it could just as well be a virtual circuit) and a static route would work just fine.
--Brett Glass At 09:35 PM 7/14/2014, Mike Lyon wrote:
So if Netflix was at 1850 Pearl, you wouldn't be able to peer with them anyways cuz u have no ASN?
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