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<P><FONT SIZE=2>How about Telia or T Systems or PCCW?<BR>
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All of those carriers are worthy of scrutiny.<BR>
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Roderick S. Beck<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: owner-nanog@merit.edu on behalf of Sargun Dhillon<BR>
Sent: Mon 8/13/2007 8:01 PM<BR>
To: Drew Weaver; 'nanog@merit.edu'<BR>
Subject: Re: US transit providers with slightly better than average International connectivity?<BR>
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Drew Weaver wrote:<BR>
> How about to this IP?<BR>
><BR>
> 62.150.200.10<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
><BR>
> -----Original Message-----<BR>
> From: Sargun Dhillon [<A HREF="mailto:sdhillon@decarta.com">mailto:sdhillon@decarta.com</A>]<BR>
> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 1:58 PM<BR>
> To: Drew Weaver<BR>
> Cc: 'nanog@merit.edu'<BR>
> Subject: Re: US transit providers with slightly better than average International connectivity?<BR>
><BR>
> Drew Weaver wrote:<BR>
> <BR>
>> Howdy, I know with the trans-atlantic and trans-pacific connectivity<BR>
>> being what it is these days that getting reliable (i.e. low latency <<BR>
>> 200, low packet loss < 5% total round-trip) to countries such as AE<BR>
>> and others is kind of a "shot in the dark". However, I wanted to ping<BR>
>> the list and see if anyone has had 'better luck/worse luck' with<BR>
>> particular transit providers. We're currently utilizing Time Warner<BR>
>> Telecom, Level3, and Global Crossing as our transit partners and we're<BR>
>> shopping for a fourth at this time, we would really like to find a<BR>
>> transit provider with 'better' international presence.<BR>
>><BR>
>> Any suggestions based on experience?<BR>
>><BR>
>> Thanks,<BR>
>><BR>
>> -Drew<BR>
>><BR>
>> <BR>
> As a test point let's try: 212.58.224.131<BR>
> That's the BBC. Posting traceroutes would be the best. Here is mine from<BR>
> internap:<BR>
> core1.t6-1-bbnet1.sje.pnap.net 0.0% 2895 2.1 21.3 1.9 1671. 101.6<BR>
> xe-1-3.r02.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net 1.7% 2895 2.1 25.7 2.0 1301. 92.6<BR>
> xe-1-2.r03.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net 0.8% 2895 2.2 25.5 2.0 1764. 108.7<BR>
> sjo-bb1-link.telia.net 0.0% 2895 2.3 15.3 2.1 1680. 109.5<BR>
> nyk-bb1-link.telia.net 0.2% 2895 73.8 86.1 73.7 1596. 101.4<BR>
> ldn-bb1-pos7-1-0.telia.net 0.0% 2895 143.1 155.5 141.8 1551. 100.4<BR>
> ldn-bb1-link.telia.net<BR>
> ldn-bb1-link.telia.net<BR>
> 9. ldn-b1-pos3-0.telia.net 0.0% 2895 144.9 163.2 141.8 1470. 99.8<BR>
> ldn-b1-link.telia.net<BR>
> 10. siemens-118436-ldn-b1.c.telia.net 0.0% 2895 144.8 165.2 141.9 1470.<BR>
> 106.4<BR>
> 11. 212.58.238.153 0.1% 2895 143.3 157.7 141.9 1386. 97.5<BR>
> 12. rdirwww-vip.thdo.bbc.co.uk 0.1% 2895 146.3 156.0 141.8 1636. 99.4<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
> --<BR>
><BR>
> Sargun Dhillon<BR>
> deCarta<BR>
> sdhillon@decarta.com<BR>
> www.decarta.com<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
> <BR>
ATT: Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max =<BR>
200/203/208 ms<BR>
Global Crossing: 283 msec<BR>
SAVVIS: 245.461 msec<BR>
QWEST: min/avg/max = 312/313/317<BR>
UUNET: 379 msec<BR>
Level3: min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 244/252.8/252/280/2.332/9.432 ms<BR>
I just used the looking glasses to check latency<BR>
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Sargun Dhillon<BR>
deCarta<BR>
sdhillon@decarta.com<BR>
www.decarta.com<BR>
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