IPv6 (was: Re: [lug] Getting mail out of the Qwest/MSN mire)

[Nate Duehr]

On Jul 8, 2006, at 10:01 PM, Sean Reifschneider wrote:

> I'd imagine that something like 99% of the traffic hits a tier-1  
> provider.
> The above quoted statement kind of falls down when it's 99% of the  
> people
> who don't come along.

The NANOG group has a field day every year trying to define what  
"Tier-1" means anymore in the grand-scheme of things.  Even most  
"Tier-1" providers have awkward (but good for overall connectivity)  
agreements for peering with each other these days.

Out of curiosity Sean, what's your definition of "Tier-1" these days?

When you start to factor in all the variants, it looks more like a  
mosaic than "tiered".

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Nate Duehr
nate at natetech.com