Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 18:09:13 +0000 From: Danny <danny@UPT.ORG> Subject: Re: tiers? (fwd) To: nanog@merit.edu
Does everyone agree with this, it's the only response I have received thus far (and according to the list, the sender works for a tier 1 provider).
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Tier 1: _Owns the fiber_, Multiple coast to coast paths of significant bandwidth
May not use fiber for IP? May just lease it to others??
Tier 2: Reseller, Major connections (DS3/OC3) to multiple tier 1 providers. Possibly: Major connections to one (1) tier 1 provider. Is this an NSP?
Tier 3: Everybody else. It seems that there are many levels here. National, Regional, State, local, etc.
Anyone care to take a stab at what places a provider in a given "tier-group"? Seems to me as though the large(st) providers are a bit harsher (naturally) than the smaller providers.
Dave Nordlund d-nordlund@ukans.edu University of Kansas 913/864-0450 Computing Services FAX 913/864-0485 Lawrence, KS 66045 KANREN