Interconnection Agreement

What Does Interconnection Agreement Mean?

An interconnection agreement is a business contract between telecommunication organizations for interconnecting their networks and exchanging telecommunication traffic. These agreements are present in both public switched telephone networks and the Internet.

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Techopedia Explains Interconnection Agreement

In public switched telephone networks, the interconnection agreement deals with settlement fees based on the call source and destination, the time-of-day, and the call duration.The common forms of interconnection on the Internet are settlement-free peering and Internet transits. Contracts for interconnection on the Internet is referred to as a peering agreement. These are complex contractual agreements, which often involve negotiation around the following:

  • Payment schemes and schedules
  • Coordination of routing policies
  • Acceptable use policy
  • Technical standards
  • Traffic balancing requirements
  • Coordination of network operation
  • Dispute resolution
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