[10266] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Internet Backbone Index
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joseph T. Klein)
Thu Jun 26 22:50:06 1997
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 21:46:55 -0500
From: "Joseph T. Klein" <jtk@titania.net>
To: "Chris A. Icide" <chris@nap.net>
CC: "nanog@merit.edu" <nanog@merit.edu>, "'Sean Donelan'" <SEAN@SDG.DRA.COM>
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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@SDG.DRA.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 1997 5:34 PM
> To: nanog@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
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