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That information, while factually correct, isn't applicable to Google in the same way it is to say [insert most other websites].
by jsjohnst 10y ago
That information, while factually correct, isn't applicable to Google in the same way it is to say [insert most other websites].
- mSparks 10y agoGoogle is not a tier 1 provider, there are only 6 of them. Putting traffic into a tier 1 network costs, taking it pays. A massive surge from Googles hardware onto the tier 1 networks will be very, very expensive. Last time it came up was as the BitTorrent protocol started blowing up ISPs that couldn't pay the bills.
- jsjohnst 10y agoGoogle peers with many national and regional ISPs at exchange points. I don't know the exact numbers, but I'm guessing a fairly significant portion of their traffic does not go over traditional "tier 1" networks and rather is handed off directly to ISPs.