Managing Peer Communications

Communications Manager

Navigate to the Peering tab. Select "Communications" for the desired exchange to bring up the peer communications manager.

The communications manager lists the current peer communications, allowing you to mark peering status and send out peering requests from the interface. Current peers are denoted by a green check symbol under Peer; peers that are not qualified will show a red 'no entry' symbol. Request shows the peering request status, which may be: none, sent, accepted, or rejected. Updates made to the communications status will be logged under Notes.

Action Menu (Wrench Icon) Options

Select the wrench icon to manage the communication status:

Mark Approved: Marks the peer as approved. Available after receiving a request response.

Mark Existing Peer: Marks a peer as an existing one and removes the email request options.

Mark Not Qualified Peer: Marks a peer as "not qualified" and removes the email request options.

Mark Rejected: Marks the peer as rejected. Available after receiving a request response.

Reset Status: Resets the status of the peer, opening up the options to mark peer as existing, not qualified, or to send email requests.

Resend Request: Resends the peering request.

Send Request: Sends an initial peering request email to the peering coordinator. The email template pre-populates data based on peeringdb data (To address, Subject line and Peering exchange information). You have the chance to edit the email prior to sending.