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Level 3 and Cogent Reach Agreement on Peering

Posted by Zonk on from the internet-back-to-normal dept.

Armour Hotdog writes "Level3 and Cogent have announced an agreement on a modified peering contract that provides for settlement-free peering subject to certain unspecified conditions. This is a welcome announcement considering the disruption caused earlier when Level3 depeered Cogent. After that earlier dispute, Level3 temporarily restored peering, but announced that they would once again depeer Cogent on November 9th, unless the parties could come to an agreement."

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  1. Re:Free market solution regulation by dada21 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    First, posting as an AC lessens the likelihood of a reply.

    The ad hominem doubles it.

    Now, to prove who the "moron" is...

    http://www.ultradns.com/news/articles/051011.cfm

    DNS is fully at fault for the reliance we place on peering arrangements. By nuking single endpoint routing via DNS, we could introduce the need for multiple routing paths.

    If you live on an island with on bridge and the bridge (peering) goes boom, you're screwed. DNS allows people to "go cheap" by building only one bridge.

    Dump DNS after implementing IPv6. Let Google, AOL, and others provide the solutions to mapping a name to an IP.

    Oh, only big corporations can afford SEO? Bullshit. Why can small companies receive phone calls and mail? Because of third party services. DNS is monopoly, dump it.