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Nash-Peering: A New Techno-Economic Framework for Internet Interconnections
D. Zarchy, A. Dhamdhere, C. Dovrolis, and M. Schapira, "Nash-Peering: A New Techno-Economic Framework for Internet Interconnections", in IEEE Global Internet Symposium (GI), Apr 2018.
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Nash-Peering: A New Techno-Economic Framework for Internet Interconnections

Doron Zarchy3
Amogh Dhamdhere1
Constantine Dovrolis2
Michael Schapira3
1

CAIDA, San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California San Diego

2

Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)

3

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

The current framework of Internet interconnections, based on transit and settlement-free peering relations, has systemic problems that often cause peering disputes. Repeated high-profile incidents show that this unfortunate state of affairs stands in the way of better Internet performance, sometimes even leading to large-scale Internet outages. We propose a new techno-economic interconnection framework called Nash- Peering, which is based on the principles of Nash Bargaining in game theory and economics. Nash-Peering constitutes a radical departure from current interconnection practices, providing a broader and more economically efficient set of interdomain relations. In particular, the direction of payment is not determined by the direction of traffic or by rigid customer-provider relationships but based on which AS benefits more from the interconnection. We argue that Nash-Peering can address the root cause of various types of peering disputes.

Keywords: economics, policy, routing, topology
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