At 02:05 AM 2/6/2006, Nick Feamster wrote:
Martin Hannigan wrote:
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If you are changing providers, which takes awhile anyway,
That process seems to be getting quicker: http://www.equinix.com/prod_serv/network/ed.htm
NOT an ISP product.
Independent of ED, one should be cautious when designing routing protocols based on logistical and business assumptions (e.g., switching providers takes awhile, most business policies are vanilla peering, etc.).
These assumptions are certainly not fundamental, and they may not always be true, regardless of what exists today
This is strictly a market-maker product, IMHO, which is different from a transition or provisioning strategy. YMMV. ISP's don't switch providers, typically, enterprises do. ISP's add, move, and drop, so physical layer management is more important, believe it or not. -M< Martin Hannigan (c) 617-388-2663 Renesys Corporation (w) 617-395-8574 Member of the Technical Staff Network Operations hannigan@renesys.com