# George Washington, the Delaware, and Direct Routes

DevFeed: [George Washington, the Delaware, and Direct Routes](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/george-washington-the-delaware-and-direct-routes-40153.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.j2sw.com/inetarch/george-washington-delaware-direct-network-routing/>)

Author: j2sw

Published: 2026-06-30T16:15:53Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Justin Wilson (j2sw)](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/justin-wilson-j2sw.md>)

Topics: [Network design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network-design.md>), [Networks](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networks.md>), [BGP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bgp.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>)

Tags: [bgp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bgp.md>), [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [fd-ix](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fd-ix.md>), [internet-architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internet-architecture.md>), [ixp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ixp.md>), [network-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network-design.md>), [network-peering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network-peering.md>), [networks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networks.md>), [peering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/peering.md>), [route](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/route.md>), [routers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/routers.md>), [routing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/routing.md>), [traffic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/traffic.md>), [transit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/transit.md>)

## AI overview

This commentary compares George Washington's direct route across the Delaware with network peering. It argues that direct connections between networks can reduce transit dependencies, router hops, and latency compared with longer BGP-selected transit paths.

## Source excerpt

I originally posted this over on the FD-IX Bloghttps://blog.fd-ix.com/george-washington-the-delaware-and-direct-routes/ When George Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night in 1776, the goal was simple. Reach the objective by the most effective path while avoiding unnecessary delays and giving the opposing force as little warning as possible. The crossing was risky, but it created a ... Read more The post George Washington, the Delaware, and Direct Routes appeared first on Justin Wilson (j2sw).