[8701] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: One-way Internet?..no, it's "Asymetric"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Karl Denninger)
Tue Nov 30 22:45:55 1993
From: karl@mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
To: Paul.Rarey@ssf-sys.dhl.com (Paul Rarey)
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1993 21:44:19 -0600 (CST)
Cc: smith@sfu.ca, emv@garnet.msen.com, com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <9311301643.ZM2276@maverick.ssf-sys.DHL.COM> from "Paul Rarey" at Nov 30, 93 04:43:35 pm
> On Nov 30, 16:26, Richard Smith wrote:
> > Subject: Re: One-way Internet?..no, it's "Asymetric"
> }
> } Do any of the current network providers include bandwidth guarantees? How
> } do they do that? I can imagine scenarios where even a dial-up connection
> } would slow down due to traffic/use on the host. What does it say in *your*
> } fine print?
>
> How does one measure CIR on FrameRelay offerings today? Or is that just a farce
> also?
I would suggest that this should be one of the questions anyone shopping for
such a service would be wise to ask.
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