Free Peering
Free Peering requirements
Section titled “Free Peering requirements”To maintain a free peering arrangement with us, we have a few requirements:
General Peering Rules
Section titled “General Peering Rules”- Reciprocal Peering: We expect reciprocal arrangements, where both parties announce their resources to each other.
- No Resale: We do not allow peers to resell our peering arrangements or use them for commercial transit purposes.
- No Abuse: We do not allow peers to engage in any form of abuse, spam, or illegal activities through our network.
- Reliability in lieu of SLA: We expect peers to maintain a stable and reliable peering session. While we do not offer a formal Service Level Agreement (SLA) for free peering, we expect peers to adhere to best practices and maintain a high level of reliability.
Requirements
Section titled “Requirements”Free peering arrangements have slightly different requirements than cost-incurring peering arrangements:
| Requirement | |
|---|---|
| Owned Resources | Peers must announce their own resources or Letter of Authorization (LOA) authorized resources, including both ASN and announced IP prefixes. |
| Technical Capability | Peers must have the technical capacity to maintain a stable and reliable peering session, including support for BGP and IPv6. |
| Routing Policies | Peers must adhere to standard routing policies and practices, including the use of prefix filtering and route validation. |
| No Spam or Abuse | Peers must not engage in any form of spam, abuse, or illegal activities. |
| Current Contact Information | Peers must provide current contact information for technical and operational issues. This includes a valid email address and phone number for the NOC (Network Operations Center) or equivalent team. |
| Good Standing | Peers must be in good standing with Saddle Network and not have any outstanding disputes. This includes compliance with our peering policies and practices, as well as adherence to any applicable laws and regulations. |