Restrictive Peering Policy
Definition: A Restrictive Peering Policy is an articulation of an inclination not to peer with any more entities.A Restrictive Peering Policy is a reflection of a Restrictive Peering Inclination - a general willingness NOT to peer.
There may be a written Peering Policy but most likely it is covered under a non-disclosure agreement.
There is a general anonymosity against those with Restrictive Peering Policies. They are viewed as operating in an anti-social fashion, not seeing the value of the other parties, seeking to extract incremental revenue from a party providing value to their customers.
Peering Policies can be described in these these rough categories:
- Open Peering Policy - Will Peer with Anyone (aka "Pulse Peering", or being a "Peering Slut")
- Selective Peering Policy - Will Peer but have some requirements
- Restrictive Peering Policy - Not generally interested in peering with anyone else. "We have all the routes we need"
- No-Peering Policy - Not peering at all. "We buy transit and that works just fine for us."
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