Interactions between different level peers
When trying to understand the behavior of the internet, one cannot ignore the business relationships of the partners and how they interact. This lecture will examine many of the players in the global telecommunications market and build a simple model to describe their motivations and behaviors.
By the end of this lesson, the student will be able to:
train => trucks on the train => logo "UPS" on the trucks
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hierarchy
fundamental goal of internet: take different networks and connect them together
CMU(pay money) --- transit --- ISP (receive money)
Google(no payment) --- peering --- MSN (no payment)
transit vs. peering
IXP => Internet exchange point
[Computer Networking] {CMU14-740} Lecture 4: ISPs, Backbones and Peering
原文:https://www.cnblogs.com/ecoflex/p/10961987.html