Internet Service Providers and Peering
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Internet Service Provider (ISP) peering has emerged as one of the most important and effective ways for ISPs to improve the efficiency of operation. Peering is defined as “an interconnection business relationship whereby ISPs provide connectivity to each others’ transit customers.” ISPs seek peering relationships primarily for two reasons. First, peering decreases the cost and reliance on purchased Internet transit. As the single greatest operating expense, ISPs seek to minimize these telecommunications costs. Second, peering lowers inter-Autonomous System (AS) traffic latency. By avoiding a transit provider hop in between ISPs traffic between peering ISPs has lower latency. So how is peering done?
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