On Fri, 30 Aug 1996, Randy Bush wrote:
Maybe it is time to get real metrics and real measurements of the different pieces, so we can see where things are fine, where we have current problems, and where problems could be in the future.
This goes beyond just public interconnects. If you are one level removed from NSP level, the status and performance of private interconnects between various NSPs become a subject of great deal of interest. Here, the general dearth of information about performance and status gets even worse than it is with public exchange points. I wonder if this is something involved parties (MCI, Sprint, UUNet and ANS) are willing to talk about, given that I've noticed some degradation on performance across some of these private interconnects already.. (and it's only been couple of months since they came online!) I understand that these are private arrangements between involved parties, but given their importance, it would be a great service to the community if the involved parties could share some information. -dorian