tiers? (fwd)
DAVE NORDLUND
nordlund at ccstaff.cc.ukans.edu
Fri Jul 18 11:51:08 UTC 1997
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 18:09:13 +0000
> From: Danny <danny at UPT.ORG>
> Subject: Re: tiers? (fwd)
> To: nanog at merit.edu
>
> 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
May not use fiber for IP? May just lease it to others??
> Tier 2: Reseller, Major connections (DS3/OC3) to multiple tier 1 providers.
> Possibly: Major connections to one (1) tier 1 provider.
Is this an NSP?
> Tier 3: Everybody else.
It seems that there are many levels here. National, Regional, State, local,
etc.
>
>
>
> >
> > 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.
>
>
>
Dave Nordlund d-nordlund at ukans.edu
University of Kansas 913/864-0450
Computing Services FAX 913/864-0485
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