[33190] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Further Internet Metrics
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Bush)
Tue Jan 2 12:56:59 2001
From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
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To: Eric Lemond <elemond@FastIdeas.com>
Cc: "'nanog@merit.edu'" <nanog@merit.edu>
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Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 09:54:59 -0800
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> The Internet Metrics post in December was a good starting point for my
> research on backbone traffic, but I'm struggling to get more specific
> information. Specifically, I am trying to find out the market share for the
> major backbone providers (so far I've found WorldCom 37% and Sprint 16% of
> traffic).
> ...
> Interdiciplinary Telecommunications Program, CU Boulder
i submit that your metrics are subject to serious question. while we expect
little of boarwatch, i would hope academics would be a bit more responsible.
e.g. how do you assign the traffic share of the traffic going to a smallish
network which is multi-homed behind sprint, uunet, and which is also appears
at mae-west? hint: if you look from a uunet or sprint perspective, then you
assign it to uunet or sprint depending on perspective. but if you also peer
openly at mae-west, then you don't assign it to either.
so how about some prudent or accurate, as opposed to merely fast, ideas?
randy
