Re: tiers? (fwd)

[owen () DeLong SJ CA US (Owen DeLong)]

> Does everyone agree with this, it's the only response I have received 
> thus far (and according to the list, the sender works for a tier 1 provider).
>
> [snip]
>
> Tier 1: _Owns the fiber_, Multiple coast to coast paths of significant bandwidth
I don't think OWNS THE FIBER applies, but the rest is valid.  I think a major
connotation to Tier 1 is "DEFAULT FREE"... That is they do not need a default
route to handle routes they don't receive through peering relationships.

> Tier 2: Reseller, Major connections (DS3/OC3) to multiple tier 1 providers.
>       Possibly: Major connections to one (1) tier 1 provider.
> Tier 3: Everybody else.
>
>
>
> > Anyone care to take a stab at what places a provider in 
> > a given "tier-group"?  Seems to me as though the large(st) 
> > providers are a bit harsher (naturally) than the smaller 
> > providers.