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# Workonline Communications Peering Policy

Workonline Communications Pty Ltd. seeks to interconnect its IP network with other Internet backbone providers on a settlement-free basis when such interconnection provides benefits to Workonline and its customers.

Workonline Communications Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs). AS37271 is available for public peering.

### REQUESTING PEERING WITH WORKONLINE

Requests for peering with Workonline IP networks are handled on an individual-case basis. An ISP seeking peering with AS37271 should submit its request in writing, providing a description of its network including such information as:

- Whether it has a country or regional network
- If regional, which regions are served
- In which exchange points the ISP has a presence
- A list of autonomous system numbers and prefixes served
- A description of the type of traffic carried by the network.

Applications for peering should be submitted to noc@workonline.co.za.

Internet backbone providers wishing to initiate discussions regarding potential establishment of new settlement-free peering in SA should contact noc@workonline.co.za with their requests, including evidence of meeting all criteria listed in the policy below. Potential peers will be contacted within a reasonable timeframe to discuss their requests.

### PEERING REQUIREMENTS -- AS37271

For each network with which a provider is or wishes to be interconnected as a peer:

- Peer must have a professionally managed 24x7 NOC
- Peer must agree to repair or otherwise remedy any problems within a reasonable timeframe.
- Peer must agree to actively cooperate to resolve security incidents, denial of service attacks, and other operational problems.
- Peer must abide by the following routing policy:
- No transit or third party routes are to be announced; all routes exchanged must be peer's and peer's customers' routes.
- Peer must filter route announcements from its customers by prefix.
- Neither party shall abuse the peering relationship by engaging in activities such as but not limited to: pointing a default route at the other or otherwise forwarding. traffic for destinations not explicitly advertised, resetting next-hop, selling or giving next-hop to others.
- Peer must be financially stable.
- Peer shall not announce prefixes of length greater than 24 bits, except by prior arrangement.

### REVIEWS

Meeting the peering guidelines set forth herein is not a guarantee that a peering relationship with Workonline will be established. Workonline shall evaluate a number of business factors and reserves the right not to enter into a peering agreement with an otherwise qualified applicant. Existing peers of AS37271 will have their peering status reviewed periodically to ensure joint capacity planning and to ensure that all criteria continue to be met. Workonline reserves the right to terminate peering, upon a notice period as determined by the parties' agreement, with peers who do not meet the criteria described above. Periodic review of the policies contained here will be conducted to ensure that the criteria and eligibility requirements are consistent with Workonline's business needs.

Workonline may modify this settlement-free peering policy at any time.

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