A Study of 28 Peering Policies
The following are snippets of Peering Policy Clauses found in the Peering Rules of the Road - A Study of 28 Peering Policies study. Clauses were categorized and put into rough categories for comparison.
The following are snippets of Peering Policy Clauses found in the Peering Rules of the Road - A Study of 28 Peering Policies study. Clauses were categorized and put into rough categories for comparison.
The two Internet Networks must enter into a Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement and an Interconnection Agreement. – Verizon The applicant must execute an AOL Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). – ATDN
Potential peers must be willing to enter into agreements with RCN, though no execution of agreements is presently required for public peering. Private peering with RCN requires the execution of a Bilateral Peering Agreement (BLPA). The transmission of a BLPA requires a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) be in place between the respective parties. All discussions regarding private peering are under NDA. -- RCN
Willingness to enter into a Bilateral Interconnection Agreement and Non-Disclosure Agreement with Cox Communications. – Cox
Applicant should be willing to enter into an NDA before formal discussions begin. – Comcast
Upon request Peer shall execute a LambdaNet Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). – LambdaNet
# Enter into a standard peering agreement and mutual non-disclosure agreement with New Edge Networks as requested. -- NewEdge
Must enter into a NDA & Bilateral Interconnection Agreement and assume financial and provisioning responsibility for cross connects on an alternating/bilateral basis
– Charter Potential peer must be willing to enter into a Non-Disclosure Agreement. – Cablevision
BLPA Contract Required 3.1. The Requester and AboveNet must enter into a bilateral Peering Agreement. – AboveNet
The two Internet Networks must enter into a Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement and an Interconnection Agreement. – Verizon
Potential peers must be willing to enter into agreements with RCN, though no execution of agreements is presently required for public peering. Private peering with RCN requires the execution of a Bilateral Peering Agreement (BLPA). The transmission of a BLPA requires a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) be in place between the respective parties. All discussions regarding private peering are under NDA. – RCN
Willingness to enter into a Bilateral Interconnection Agreement and Non-Disclosure Agreement with Cox Communications. – Cox Applicant agrees in writing to Tinet's peering policy – tinet
# Private Peering shall be backed by a contract. – LambdaNet
# Enter into a standard peering agreement and mutual non-disclosure agreement with New Edge Networks as requested. – NewEdge
Must enter into a NDA & Bilateral Interconnection Agreement and assume financial and provisioning responsibility for cross connects on an alternating/bilateral basis – Charter
Mr Norton is Founder of DrPeering, an Internet Peering portal and consultancy, with over twenty years of Internet experience.
From 1998-2008, Mr. Norton’s title was Co-Founder and Chief Technical Liaison for Equinix. From the beginning, Mr. Norton focused on building a critical mass of carriers, ISPs and Content Providers. To this end, he created the white paper process, identifying interesting and important Internet peering operations topics, and documenting what he learned from the peering folks. He published and presented his research white papers in a variety of international operations and research forums. These activities helped establish the relationships necessary to atract the set of Tier 1 ISPs, Tier 2 ISPs, Cable Companies, and Content Providers necessary for a healthy Internet Exchange Point ecosystem.