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!! Benefits of Peering
From an end-user point of view peering is beneficial as it often means that traffic reaches the intended destination earlier (reducing latency and jitter).
-From an [ISP] point of view peering is beneficial as it reduces the amount of traffic passed on to your transmit
provider (hence lowering the cost of that link).
+From an [ISP] point of view peering is beneficial as it reduces the amount of traffic passed on to your transit
provider (hence lowering the cost of that link).
-From an transit providers
point of view, peering is often seen as a problem as it reduces customers reliance on transit connections (hence lowering their revenue).
+From an transit provider's
point of view, peering is often seen as a problem as it reduces customers reliance on transit connections (hence lowering their revenue).
Traditionally peering happens between large players in the Internet market such as Telcos and ISPs, however there are also benefits for large sources or sinks of traffic to peer at a peering point for the same reasons as an ISP (it reduces their reliance on purchased transmit). Organisations that need to be multihomed may also choose to connect to their providers at a peering point.
!! Peering Information
