IP transit
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IP transit is a form by which wholesale Internet bandwidth is sold to Internet service providers (ISPs) and content providers. Pricing is typically offered on a per megabit per second per month basis (Mbit/s/Month) and requires the purchaser to commit to a minimum volume of bandwidth. Pricing for the bandwidth can be reduced significantly by purchasing larger volumes or extending the contract term.
Modern IP transit agreements typically provide service level guarantees to almost all of the major Internet Exchange Points within a continental geography such as North America. These service level agreements still provide only best-effort delivery since they do not guarantee service from the Internet Exchange Point to the final destination. According to some sources, there are major difference in the quality of the service levels depending on whether the ISP is a Tier 1 or a Tier 2 carrier.
See also
External links
- [Bell Canada Wholesale IP Transit]
- [Hurricane Electric (HE.net) Wholesale IP Transit]
- [Cogent IP Transit Wholesale Services]
- [Invisible Hand's Merkato Bandwidth Brokerage for IP Transit]
- [Wholesale Internet Access IP Transit]
- [Global Crossing IP Transit Services]
- [Level 3 Communications IP Transit Services]
- [Qwest Wholesale IP Transit Services]
- [SAVVIS Internet Services Brochure]
- [nLayer Communications Wholesale IP Transit]
- [Sprint Wholesale IP Transit Services]
- [TeliaSonera IP Transit]
- [Teleglobe IP Transit]
- [T-Systems IP Transit Services]
- [United Layer IP Transit Services]
- [Xchangepoint IP Transit Services (Broker)]
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