From: David Miller[SMTP:david@dirigo.mint.net]
I think our US -centrism is showing here guys:)
Perhaps there needs to be a "Global Service Provider" or "Tier/Level 0" designation for those with International 'backbone circuits' and routers at meet points in other countries?? -- Jim Browning
On Sat, 6 Apr 1996, Jim Browning wrote:
Perhaps there needs to be a "Global Service Provider" or "Tier/Level 0" designation for those with International 'backbone circuits' and routers at meet points in other countries??
I think we just need to recognize that there are Tier 1 providers in other countries. Maybe we should replace the term "national" with "broad geographic regions encompassing a signficant percentage of a continent". Then providers like EUNet would qualify as Tier 1 providers although, like MCI, they also provide Tier 3 ISP services. If Sprint, MCI, ANS, Alternet/UUNET, PSI and AGIS/Net99 are the Tier 1 providers in North America, what networks would qualify as Tier 1in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region? Michael Dillon Voice: +1-604-546-8022 Memra Software Inc. Fax: +1-604-546-3049 http://www.memra.com E-mail: michael@memra.com
On Apr 6, 12:10, Michael Dillon <michael@memra.com> wrote:
I think we just need to recognize that there are Tier 1 providers in other countries. Maybe we should replace the term "national" with "broad geographic regions encompassing a signficant percentage of a continent". Then providers like EUNet would qualify as Tier 1 providers although, like MCI, they also provide Tier 3 ISP services.
Since you mention us, we are obviously not a National Service Provider. Maybe International Service Provider ... darn, acronym collision. :-) -- ------ ___ --- Per G. Bilse, Mgr Network Operations Ctr ----- / / / __ ___ _/_ ---- EUnet Communications Services B.V. ---- /--- / / / / /__/ / ----- Singel 540, 1017 AZ Amsterdam, NL --- /___ /__/ / / /__ / ------ tel: +31 20 6233803, fax: +31 20 6224657 --- ------- 24hr emergency number: +31 20 421 0865 --- Connecting Europe since 1982 --- http://www.EU.net; e-mail: bilse@EU.net
how 'bout GSP (Geo Semi-encompassing Provider - oops Global Service Provider) Marc On Sat, 6 Apr 1996, Per Gregers Bilse wrote:
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 1996 23:17:40 +0200 From: Per Gregers Bilse <bilse@EU.net> To: Michael Dillon <michael@memra.com> Cc: "nanog@merit.edu" <nanog@merit.edu> Subject: RE: the Internet Backbone
On Apr 6, 12:10, Michael Dillon <michael@memra.com> wrote:
I think we just need to recognize that there are Tier 1 providers in other countries. Maybe we should replace the term "national" with "broad geographic regions encompassing a signficant percentage of a continent". Then providers like EUNet would qualify as Tier 1 providers although, like MCI, they also provide Tier 3 ISP services.
Since you mention us, we are obviously not a National Service Provider. Maybe International Service Provider ... darn, acronym collision. :-)
-- ------ ___ --- Per G. Bilse, Mgr Network Operations Ctr ----- / / / __ ___ _/_ ---- EUnet Communications Services B.V. ---- /--- / / / / /__/ / ----- Singel 540, 1017 AZ Amsterdam, NL --- /___ /__/ / / /__ / ------ tel: +31 20 6233803, fax: +31 20 6224657 --- ------- 24hr emergency number: +31 20 421 0865 --- Connecting Europe since 1982 --- http://www.EU.net; e-mail: bilse@EU.net
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