On Wed, 2010-04-28 at 15:34 +0100, Andy Davidson wrote:
Hi,
Is it normal for networks in NZ to do bilateral sessions, in addition to the MLP route-servers ?
Andy
We're not privy to all the sessions on the APE/WIX but anecdotal evidence suggests they are quite common.
Some service providers sell transit services over APE/WIX so use a "private" bgp session to announce a more complete route table.
I also believe it's common for certain big telco's and research networks that don't peer with the route servers to peer on a case by case basis, usually where they have some kind of commercial arrangement in place.