[24106] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Is anyone actually USING IP QoS?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Bush)
Tue May 18 16:38:21 1999
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 13:37:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
To: "Steve Riley (MCS)" <steriley@microsoft.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
> There is absolutely no technological reason why international rates are
> so much higher than domestic US rates.
so, as a pragmatist, should i spend my time telling the world they're wrong
or getting my job of moving packets done?
> Regarding the idea of "free bandwidth," that's not what I said. I said
> that bandwidth is "essentially free." Of course there will always be a
> cost for bandwidth.
what percentage of a stateside isp's p/l do you think circuit cost is?
what percentage of a european isp's p/l do you think circuit cost is?
what percentage of an african isp's p/l do you think circuit cost is?
hint: the numbers do not support your argument. some day they may. in the
meantime, do you mind if no one delivers packets to you until that day
comes?
randy
