[12962] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Possible topic?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard Irving)
Tue Oct 21 18:30:45 1997
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 17:17:12 -0500
From: Richard Irving <rirving@onecall.net>
Reply-To: rirving@onecall.net
To: "Dorian R. Kim" <dorian@blackrose.org>
CC: nanog@merit.edu
Dorian R. Kim wrote:
>
> On Tue, 21 Oct 1997, Richard Irving wrote:
>
> > With about 1/3 of all global internet passing through that parking
> > garage out there, 20% loss starts to take on a whole new meaning...
>
> Just curious, but how was that figure arrived at?
Fair enough, I am quoting the newspapers. They recently ran an
article about MAE-E, and made the claim
that nearly 1/3 of all internet passes through MAE-E. I did not question
this revelation...
Perhaps I should have.
After all, it made it into print, it *can't* be wrong! ;)
Unless you mean the 20%, in which case it is pure conjecture. When
*I* see MAE-E go lossy, it is typically around 20%. I have no idea why
"The Loss" favors this number. Or, even if other carriers hover about
20% when MAE-E goes lossy.... Food for thought though........
Cheers.
>
> -dorian
