On Tue, 19 May 1998 black@bleep.ishiboo.com wrote:
Anyone thought about eliminating large physical exchange points and replacing them with a more distributed architecture?
Uhhh... Savvis.
Multiple data centers interconnected over ATM in a single metro area
That's the PacBell NAP in the Bay Area and the AADS NAP in Chicago.
run by indepdenant entities who are free to provide any level of service or value add they wish.
Kind of defeats the purpose of having an exchange point don't you think? Or are you thinking of something more like what the PAIX does? http://www.ix.digital.com/ -- Michael Dillon - Internet & ISP Consulting Memra Communications Inc. - E-mail: michael@memra.com http://www.memra.com - *check out the new name & new website*