[nsp] BGP tweaking possibility

[K. Scott Bethke]

I Agree with Tuc, Sockeye is always top notch on support and the box add's
allot of value.  In terms of pricing I have to agree somewhat it is
expensive if you are not pushing much traffic..  I think its worth if when
you starting doing multi hundred megs.

One finial note if you look at what they are doing they discover routers
along the way and ping them (based on your flows I believe).  While I bet
they have some boxes out there doing something I don't think its a huge
infrastructure like you may believe they have.  It also makes sense that
they base things on your flow.. Why would I want a more specific route
update in my table for a flow I will never see?  I bet there is a boatload
of slow-downs out there that I could care less about.

-Scott Bethke

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tuc" <tuc at ttsg.com>
To: "Tim" <zsolutions at cogeco.ca>
Cc: <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: [nsp] BGP tweaking possibility


> >
> > I can vouch for the sockeye boxes.  The only thing I did not like about
them
> > was that the fee is service based, and therefore, re-occurring.   This
is
> > understandable as it must cost a fortune to have all those point of
presence
> > DC's tabulating the latency information.
> >
> Yes, granted, but unlike a box you buy and just stick on the network,
> they are very involved, and even had a tech call me at 11pm at home and
tell
> me there are things going on with my providers that I really should do
> something about. They always keep me up on the last revision of the
software
> too.
>
> Tuc/TTSG Internet Services, Inc.
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