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Comcast is not filtering traffic. They are "peering" their servers with L3 servers at the datacenter to bypass regular networks. "Peering" is when you basicall
by powertower 16y ago
Comcast is not filtering traffic.
They are "peering" their servers with L3 servers at the datacenter to bypass regular networks. "Peering" is when you basically interconnect the servers directly (more or less).
This saves on costs greatly and improves latency and congestion issues.
The problem here is that the peering is now imbalanced by a ratio of 5 and this is not a fair deal for Comcast.
- illumin8 16y agoHow is that not fair to Comcast? Comcast is getting a great deal. They get content for their customers free of charge and don't have to pay an upstream transit provider for the bandwidth. Comcast is not a tier 1 backbone, which means they have to pay MCI/UUnet or AT&T just like any other ISP. By peering they save a significant amount of money in bandwidth costs. I'm actually surprised how many people here have no knowledge of how peering really works, and are buying the propaganda that Comcast puts out.
- powertower 16y agoMy understanding is that peering agreements are usually done on a 1:1 to a 1:2 ratio. "Peering" is considered no-charge ... both parties are "partners". Anything else is considered transit and one party becomes a "customer". If L3 is now 5x asymmetrical with Comcast, they should do what everyone else in the industry does and pay a fee.