Conclusions
Performance is getting better
Within Western R&E networks things are good
- Good enough even for VoIP in terms of RTT, jitter, loss
But keeping pace takes constant upgrades
Transoceanic, needs special care
E. Europe, Russia, China, S. America performance is where N. America & W. Europe were 4 years ago
Internet reliability, even in the West, has a way to go to meet phone company standards of 99.999%