[10990] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: tiers? (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matthew James Gering)
Fri Jul 18 02:41:48 1997
From: "Matthew James Gering" <mgering@ricochet.net>
To: <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 23:31:15 -0700
> Somehow I don't think the Tier 1 "definition" will ever be defined and
agreed
> upon. Marketing depts. throughout the industry have used it and all come
> up with their own definition to suit their network
No kidding. I once encountered a hole-in-the-wall provider in Seattle that
claimed to be "Tier 1." When I disagreed he had the gall to tell me that he
was an Internet guru and had originally coined the term "Tier X." So much
for truth in marketing.
Unless a user is trying to do cross-country VPN, a good regional
multi-homed provider has the best performance, quality and service IMHO.
Matt
