[8066] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: measurement
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Browning)
Sun Mar 9 14:33:02 1997
From: Jim Browning <jfbb@ATMnet.net>
To: "'Randy Bush'" <randy@psg.com>
Cc: "nanog@merit.edu" <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 1997 11:22:18 -0800
The measurement techniques described thus far focus on performance within
the bounds of a single network. While this is of course a challenge, what
about efforts to measure performance _across_ networks? I'm not talking
about NAP packet loss here, but a true measure of expected customer
satisfaction. Most customers do not particularly care why they can't
download the latest MSIE/Navigator release quickly, and getting traffic to
and through other networks is of equal importance. Network rating systems
are starting to emerge, and I think NANOG should participate in their
evolution...
--
Jim Browning
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From: Randy Bush[SMTP:randy@psg.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 08, 1997 8:35 PM
To: nanog@merit.edu
Subject: Re: measurement
I promised to summarize responses to my query
> So who actually measures their network performance and how?
As most responses were private, I have removed attribution. Thanks to all
constructive respondees.
I have proposed a survey panel for the next NANOG if we do not exhaust the
subject beforehand.
randy
