METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING UNWANTED TRAFFIC BETWEEN PEER NETWORKS

摘要

A method and apparatus for enabling peer networks to reduce the exchange of unwanted traffic are disclosed. For example, the method receives at least one of: a source Internet Protocol (IP) address or a source IP address prefix that has been identified as a source of the unwanted traffic, by an originating peer network from a terminating peer network. The method then blocks the unwanted traffic destined to the terminating peer network by the originating peer network.

主权项

1. A method for blocking unwanted traffic between an originating peer network and a terminating peer network, comprising:
receiving, by a processor of an ingress peering router of the originating peer network, source internet protocol address information that has been identified as a source of the unwanted traffic, by the originating peer network from the terminating peer network, wherein the source internet protocol address information indicates the source is generating the unwanted traffic; and blocking, by the processor, the unwanted traffic destined to the terminating peer network by the originating peer network using the source internet protocol address information.