See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peering. Grandparent's point is that, depending on where you're trying to send or recei

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peering. Grandparent's point is that, depending on where you're trying to send or receive traffic, you might be limited by Linode's (or the hosting data center's) peering agreements, rather than the 1gbps NIC speed.