[email protected] wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks to everyone that replied to my post on failover configuration. This > has lead me to this post. I'm at a point now where I'm looking at > dual-homing with two BGP peers upstream. Now what I am looking at doing is > as follows: > > BGP Peer with Provider A who is multihomed to other providers. > BGP Peer with Provider B who is not peered with provider A > > I have an existing relationship with provider A, colo, cross connects etc. > Provider A has offered to get the PI space, ASN number, purchase the transit > for us with provider B and manage cross connects to provider B (they say they > have a diverse "fibre backhaul network"). This is quite attractive from a > support and billing perspective. Also suspect that provider A will be able > to get more attractive pricing from Provider B than I would be able to. > > Am I missing things that I need to consider? >
Don't let them cross connect over their network. Bring it in to your site separate from A, otherwise there's no point in the multihoming exercise. ~Seth
