routing control over one's traffic.
* Improved performance (attempting to bypass potential bottlenecks with a "direct" path).
* Improved perception of one's network (being able to claim a "higher tier").
* Ease of requesting for emergency aid (from friendly peers).

Physical interconnections for peering

The physical interconnections used for peering are categorized into two types:

* Public peering - Interconnection utilizing a multi-party shared switch fabric such as an Ethernet

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