To all network managers, architects and engineers in the audience. You will enjoy this one.
It's taken from a prominent Internet List that supports ISP administrators in their quest to maintain and optimize their facilities, peering relationships, and routes.
You've heard of network health tools? Utilization forecasting? Running benchmark tests? Here's how one ISP administrator, with the help of an "ISP consultant," goes about determining if a given Internet exchange, and its associated routes, are suitable for his needs:
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On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, an ISP adminstrator wrote:
"I'm debating whether to buy a crossconnect to CIX's 7513 and use it for UUNet traffic. I tried pushing 701 through the shared FDDI and it crawled, but that could have been the FDDI."
The ISP consultant responded with:
"Well I have a @Home connection right now in PA and everything going to 701 is via CIX. Some days it is ok, but the connection sucks most days."
The ISP Admin:
"Does anybody have any good experience with routing through CIX? I noticed one of my transit providers is using it for UUNet. Does anybody know UUNet's connection to the router and how saturated it already is?"
The Consultant:
"I did a few years ago to get to sprint, but to answer your question, yes, UUNets connection is saturated."
[regards]
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Well, so much for the "engineering" part of the job.... anyone know how to spell determinism? How about a wet finger held high in the air?
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