<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><HTML DIR=ltr><HEAD><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"></HEAD><BODY><DIV><FONT face='Arial' color=#000000 size=2>Dear Brother Saleem,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is always pleasant to see your comments and
contribution in this forum.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My colleague in Qtel, Faisal Babu, has adapted an
interesting peering method, whereby he has passively configured the Doha-IX (<A
href="http://www.doha-ix.qa">http://www.doha-ix.qa</A>) in such away that routes
can be managed by the respective peering partner, as far as I understood, this
method is currently being adapted on the UAE-QATAR peering link. It is a real
world implementation of the topology seen in the presentation recently posted by
Sultan (<A href="http://www.gcc-itrc.ae">www.gcc-itrc.ae</A>).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm not really sure if everyone is pro the
complemented ring topology, or if it has been adapted elsewhere, but is a
definitely cost effective.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I leave the details to Faisal, if any is
interested.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>regards</FONT></DIV>
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