CDNs should pay eyeball networks, too.

Tue May 1 20:54:05 UTC 2012

In a message written on Tue, May 01, 2012 at 03:45:29PM -0500, Jerry Dent wrote:
> Can be for the end users if they wind up on a less direct network path.

"Direct" is not the only measure.

I would take a 4-hop, 10GE, no packet loss path over a 1-hop, 1GE,
5% packet loss path any day of the week.

"Shorter" {hops, latency, as-path} does not mean a higher quality end
user experience.

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       Leo Bicknell - bicknell at ufp.org - CCIE 3440
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