Re: a little thought on exchanging traffic
From: black@bleep.ishiboo.com Subject: a little thought on exchanging traffic To: nanog@merit.edu Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 16:03:17 -0500 (EST)
Anyone thought about eliminating large physical exchange points and replacing them with a more distributed architecture?
Multiple data centers interconnected over ATM in a single metro area run by indepdenant entities who are free to provide any level of service or value add they wish.
Why restrict yourself to a single metro area? Why not simply use a nationwide ATM service? -tjs
On Tue, May 19, 1998 at 10:52:23PM -0500, Tim Salo wrote:
Why restrict yourself to a single metro area? Why not simply use a nationwide ATM service?
Because it attributes itself to misuse and scaling issues by those folks who don't build their switched networks right. - Jared
folks who don't build their switched networks right.
What about those that do... As in CIR and telco grade facilities ? Shop around.... Jared Mauch wrote:
On Tue, May 19, 1998 at 10:52:23PM -0500, Tim Salo wrote:
Why restrict yourself to a single metro area? Why not simply use a nationwide ATM service?
Because it attributes itself to misuse and scaling issues by those folks who don't build their switched networks right.
- Jared
On 05/19/98, Tim Salo <salo@networkcs.com> wrote:
Why restrict yourself to a single metro area? Why not simply use a nationwide ATM service?
I've experienced the most popular nationwide ATM service first-hand, and at this point I'd never suggest relying on it if there was any other option avaliable. -- J.D. Falk <jdfalk@vix.com> Vixie Enterprises http://www.vix.com/ *** No more time to wait! http://www.tigerden.com/junkmail/redalert.html ***
Ok, I'll bite.
I've experienced the
And now the operational words:
most popular
*ahem*
nationwide ATM service first-hand, and at this point I'd never suggest relying on it if there was any other option avaliable.
Go figure..... ;)
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