Internet Backbone Index
Joseph T. Klein
jtk at titania.net
Fri Jun 27 02:46:55 UTC 1997
Is the NAP.NET web server still a 90MHz Pentium running BSDI?
Chris A. Icide wrote:
> Interesting enough,
>
> Take this little tidbit. The methodology in general was performance
> testing of the backbone's web site. (Which in itself is probably an
> accurate measurement goal for the level of subscribers to that
> magazine) However, Nap.Net's web site was sitting behind a
> Fractional T1 off of our chicago node while the web page was
> being overhauled during this test period. So, the rating for
> Nap.Net reflects a Fractional (actually 22 channels) T1
> performance. This is interesting in the light that Nap.Net
> still scored above the average and the median.
>
> Chris
>
> ----------
> From: Sean Donelan[SMTP:SEAN at SDG.DRA.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 1997 5:34 PM
> To: nanog at merit.edu
> Subject: Internet Backbone Index
>
> I guess it was only a matter of time. The Keynote/Boardwatch
> Internet Backbone Index
>
> http://www.keynote.com/measures/backbones/backbones.html
>
> I'm not going to comment on the methodology flaws, but it does
> show what will fill the information gap. I do like the line "The
> world's fastest network provides good service to its users only if it
> does a good job of connecting to the rest of the Internet."
> Unfortunately
> I don't think this study really shows that.
> --
> Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO
> Affiliation given for identification not representation
--
Joseph T. Klein | mailto:jtk at titania.net
Chief of Development | http://www.titania.net
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