Re: CDNP naming

[Eric Dean <eric@crystalballinc.com>]

I don't understand why settlements is an issue.  There should be
accomodation for settlement and non-settlement peering.  For example, in
the Internet, Tier2 ISPs must settle with Tier1 ISPs; however, Tier1 ISP
usually prefer a non-settlement bilat with other Tier1's. In the older CIX
days, peering was multi-lateral as well.

I also believe that accounting records may be required not for settlement
between CDN operators but between an operator and their customer. 

> I believe that one of the major stumbling blocks to the term "peering" is the 
> relationship with settlements, and the question of whether it is bilateral.  
> The CDNP BOF clearly covers cases where traditional "peering" doesn't apply, 
> so I hope when it's chartered as a working group, the name better reflects the 
> spectrum of possibilities.
> 
> Fred
> 
> 

Eric Dean