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Tier 2 network

Internet service provider leasing connectivity from one or more primary ("Tier 1") ISPs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tier 2 network
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A Tier 2 network is an Internet service provider which engages in the practice of peering with other networks, but which also purchases IP transit to reach some portion of the Internet.[1]

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Relationship between the various tiers of Internet providers

Tier 2 providers are the most common Internet service providers, as it is much easier to purchase transit from a Tier 1 network than to peer with them and attempt to become a Tier 1 carrier.

The term Tier 3 is sometimes also used to describe networks who solely purchase IP transit from other networks to reach the Internet.

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List of large or important Tier 2 networks

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