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 ====== Peering Agreement ====== ====== Peering Agreement ======
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 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. 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 "contractbetween the two entities.+The documentation trail can take a range of forms depending on the operators involvedand 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: A peering agreement will usually contain the following information:
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   * The AS numbers 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 (IPv4 and/or IPv6) 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 location of the physical interconnect
   * The bandwidth/capacity of the interconnect   * The bandwidth/capacity of the interconnect
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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]]
peering-toolbox/peering_agreement.1652423291.txt.gz · Last modified: 2022/05/13 16:28 by philip