On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:01 AM, Brandon Ross <br...@pobox.com> wrote: > On Thu, 24 Feb 2011, lists lists wrote: > >> I'm seeing that packets marked as DSCP EF are given fantastic treatment >> (low >> jitter, no packet loss), but other packets, including AF41, AF31, and BE >> are >> given what appears to be the "junk bucket" treatment. > > Hah, just a few days ago I spoke with an "engineer" at VZ that tried to > claim that each of the treatments were different, but that they only charged > extra for EF. I asked why I shouldn't just put all my traffic in the > highest "free" treatment and beat out all the other customers for the best > treatment for mine. He told me that "most of his customers weren't trying > to get their traffic through at the expense of other customers". > > Anyway, despite what their "engineers" say, only EF is actually treated on > the VZ network better than BE, the rest are just to prioritize traffic at > your own egress port.
'at your egress port' .. or 'where you are attempting to put 10lbs of crap in a 5lb bag'.. chances are the anchorage node is actually a partner node anyway, fyi.
