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I'm not very familiar with networks at this level, but it seems logical: Level3 wants to push more traffic through the ISP's pipe than the ISP's pipe can handle
by dtech 12y ago
I'm not very familiar with networks at this level, but it seems logical: Level3 wants to push more traffic through the ISP's pipe than the ISP's pipe can handle (because the ISP's customers want those packets).
The only solution for Level3 is dropping or queueing packets, and I'm assuming queueing is not feasible.
- rblatz 12y agoThe ISP is pulling the packets from Level 3, Level 3 is not pushing it. Also Level 3 claims they can get the packets all the way to the cross connect between their network and the ISP's and they have extra capacity at the cross connect, but the ISP's refuse to upgrade their side of the cross connect (IE the part that turns them from a network provider to an Internet provider.)