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Re: Evaluating Tier 1 Internet providers
From: Blake Dunlap <ikiris () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 16:22:31 -0500
If you don't have secondary connectivity, then I don't suggest going with a Teir 1. Using a peer-only as a transit link is not something I would recommend in general unless you know what you are doing in that regard, and have designed around the inevitable peering issues related to that decision. -Blake On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 4:14 PM, Eric Louie <elouie () yahoo com> wrote:
I'm thinking that same thing, although after researching, the "de-peering King" is probably not a contender as one of our primary upstream connection. (And I don't have secondary or tertiary connections) much appreciated, Eric Louie -----Original Message----- From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu [mailto:Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu] Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 2:03 PM To: Eric Louie Cc: nanog () nanog org Subject: Re: Evaluating Tier 1 Internet providers On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:45:34 -0700, "Eric Louie" said:That's a good point with the Tier 2 providers. So that begs the question, why wouldn't I just get my upstream from a Tier 2? (Because my management is under the perception that we're better off with Tier 1 providers, but that doesn't mean their perception is accurate)The good thing about your upstream being a Tier 2 is that it usually means that if somebody's baking a peering cake, you're not one of the AS's that's suffering. Hmmm... if you're going for a connection to a Tier 1, maybe "peering cakes per decade" is a valid criterion?
Current thread:
- Evaluating Tier 1 Internet providers Eric Louie (Aug 27)
- Re: Evaluating Tier 1 Internet providers Joe Abley (Aug 27)
- RE: Evaluating Tier 1 Internet providers Eric Louie (Aug 27)
- Re: Evaluating Tier 1 Internet providers Valdis . Kletnieks (Aug 27)
- RE: Evaluating Tier 1 Internet providers Eric Louie (Aug 27)
- Re: Evaluating Tier 1 Internet providers Blake Dunlap (Aug 27)
- RE: Evaluating Tier 1 Internet providers Eric Louie (Aug 27)
- RE: Evaluating Tier 1 Internet providers Eric Louie (Aug 27)
- Re: Evaluating Tier 1 Internet providers Joe Abley (Aug 27)
- Re: Evaluating Tier 1 Internet providers Tore Anderson (Aug 28)
- RE: Evaluating Tier 1 Internet providers Eric Louie (Aug 27)
- RE: Evaluating Tier 1 Internet providers Justin M. Streiner (Aug 27)
- Re: Evaluating Tier 1 Internet providers Ben Hatton (Aug 27)
- Re: Evaluating Tier 1 Internet providers Justin M. Streiner (Aug 27)
- Re: Evaluating Tier 1 Internet providers ML (Aug 28)