On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Eric Louie <elouie@yahoo.com> wrote:
Based on various conversation threads on Nanog I've come up with a few criteria for evaluating Tier 1 providers. I'm open to add other criteria - what would you add to this list?
BGP Peering relationships
Peering policy. A tier 1 with an open peering policy would get all my money. Even a semi-open policy (bring your network to any of these neutral locations at your cost and we'll peer settlement-free for our regional routes) would be worth encouraging through the purchase of transit services. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William D. Herrin ................ herrin@dirtside.com bill@herrin.us 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004