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--- peering-toolbox:peering_agreement [2022/05/13 06:26] – created philip
+++ peering-toolbox:peering_agreement [2023/03/27 00:45] (current) – philip
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 ====== Peering Agreement ======
+(UPDATED)
 A Peering Agreement is usually a documentation trail that indicates how two network operators are going to interconnect. They are required when operators have Selective or Restricted peering policies.
-The documentation trail can take several forms, ranging from email exchanges all the way to a formal "contract" between the two entities.
+The documentation trail can take a range of forms depending on the operators involved, and can range from email exchanges all the way to a formal contract between the two entities.
 A peering agreement will usually contain the following information:
-  * AS numbers to be used by each party
+  * The AS numbers to be used by each party
-  * ASNs of customers that are to be transited by each party (if applicable)
+  * The AS numbers of customers that are to be transited by each party (if applicable)
-  * IP address space to be announced by each party (and by each party's customers as applicable)
+  * IP address space (IPv4 and/or IPv6) to be announced by each party (and by each party's customers as applicable)
+  * Subnets of the IP address space to be announced by each party (acceptable ranges, used for traffic engineering)
   * The location of the physical interconnect
   * The bandwidth/capacity of the interconnect
+  * Any specific BGP options (password to protect the session, use of MEDs, use of BGP communities,...)
   * Administrative contact for each party
   * Technical contact for each party
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-[[:peering-toolbox/how-to-peer| Back to "What I need to Peer" page]]
+[[:peering-toolbox/how-to-peer| Back to "What is required for Peering" page]]