North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: T1 vs. T2 [WAS: Apology: [Tier-2 reachability and multihoming]]
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 16:17:21 +0100, "Stephen J. Wilcox" said: > however alex, you do highlight an excellent point - things are not as simple as > 'tier1, tier2', there are complicated routing and financial arrangements in > operation, which brings me back to my earlier point: does it matter what a > network is paying for some connectivity providing they deliver to you the > connectivity you need at the quality you desire? As long as their price point for their connectivity is set such that they can remain a viable ongoing business concern while fulfilling the requirements of my contract, it doesn't really matter, except at contract renegotiation time. At that point, if I know they're making money off selling others transit to my packets, I may try to negotiate a price concession.... Attachment:
pgp00019.pgp
|