On Sat, 26 Oct 1996, Michael Dillon wrote:
On Sat, 26 Oct 1996, Deepak Jain wrote:
I know it was a joke, but thought I'd throw my $0.02 in.
The only joke here is that some people think that the Internet exchange in a city the size and importance of Atlanta can be adequately housed on the 5th story of an office building.
I could understand it if Atlanta had 20 or 30 exchange points, but when there is only one exchange the city deserves better than a mickey-mouse 5th floor operation.
Ok, maybe I'm a dullard, but how exactly does the exchange's distance from the ground affect it's useability and/or value to the community? Do electrons travel faster when closer to the ground? Does the speed of light increase? No wonder my 386 on the 11th floor is so slow. Maybe you think they should have leased or purchased a stand-alone facility. Doing so would likely increase the costs passed on to anyone interested in the exchange, and make it less viable for diverse participation from smaller providers with not-so-deep pockets, and from the majors, as they would also be less likely to show if the costs for the exchange were not reasonably low. After all, they can peer privately for much less than it will cost them to peer via a public exchange. Oh and, 20 or 30 exchange points don't make sense in _any_ city. I honestly don't understand your reasoning. Funny, it's not the first time. And, I don't see you stepping up with capitol to finance something other than what you have deemed a "mickey-mouse operation". The very fact that there is no other exchange there (wasn't MAE-South supposed to be in Atlanta?) makes it even more important that NetRail not spend too much money on what hasn't proven to be a necessary service and is not guarunteed to be cost-recoverable. I believe Nathan and Netrail should be applauded for their attempt to fill a void, with what sounds like it's going to be a facility with accomodations on-par with and/or better than any of the other exchanges available today. You and your un-based, non-constructive comments are doing nothing to help the network community move towards the scaleable Internet that you preach for so vehemently. ___ Brian Merritt bmerritt@getnet.net ___ Principal Network Engineer GetNet International