I'm thinking that same thing, although after researching, the "de-peering King" is probably not a contender as one of our primary upstream connection. (And I don't have secondary or tertiary connections)
much appreciated, Eric Louie -----Original Message----- From: valdis.kletni...@vt.edu [mailto:valdis.kletni...@vt.edu] Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 2:03 PM To: Eric Louie Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Evaluating Tier 1 Internet providers On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:45:34 -0700, "Eric Louie" said: > That's a good point with the Tier 2 providers. So that begs the > question, why wouldn't I just get my upstream from a Tier 2? (Because > my management is under the perception that we're better off with Tier > 1 providers, but that doesn't mean their perception is accurate) The good thing about your upstream being a Tier 2 is that it usually means that if somebody's baking a peering cake, you're not one of the AS's that's suffering. Hmmm... if you're going for a connection to a Tier 1, maybe "peering cakes per decade" is a valid criterion?
