I can think of one good reason: Not everyone you might want to peer with on the West Coast is at the PAIX. Curt-
Well, due to the lack of traffic, here's a question that I've been pondering...are there any good reasons (besides MCI's peering requirements) to go into the Pac Bell NAP as well as MAE-West and the PAIX?
(This question probably won't have any impact on any decisions; I'm just curious as to people's thoughts on the matter, and it's nice to be able to post something here that isn't about net abuse.)
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On Jun 24, Curt Howland <howland@conxion.com> wrote:
I can think of one good reason:
Not everyone you might want to peer with on the West Coast is at the PAIX.
Right, the PAIX by itself wouldn't be enough (though the lighting is really cool); but with the PAIX /and/ MAE-West? *********************************************************************** J.D. Falk voice: +1-415-482-2840 Supervisor, Network Operations fax: +1-415-482-2844 PRIORI NETWORKS, INC. http://www.priori.net "The People You Know. The People You Trust." ***********************************************************************
On Tue, 24 Jun 1997, J.D. Falk wrote:
On Jun 24, Curt Howland <howland@conxion.com> wrote:
I can think of one good reason:
Not everyone you might want to peer with on the West Coast is at the PAIX.
Right, the PAIX by itself wouldn't be enough (though the lighting is really cool); but with the PAIX /and/ MAE-West?
Yes, the lighting and tile is very nice. It also would be hard for a airplane to crash into it. The problem is that MAE-West has a lot of problems. It is worth the extra $$ to have that connection when MAE-West dies. Nathan Stratton President, NetRail,Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phone (888)NetRail NetRail, Inc. Fax (404)522-1939 230 Peachtree Suite 500 WWW http://www.netrail.net/ Atlanta, GA 30303 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. - Psalm 33:16
I can think of one good reason:
Not everyone you might want to peer with on the West Coast is at the PAIX.
Curt-
While that is certainly true of PAIX, it is also true of MAE-West and PacBell. Not everyone is everywhere. On top of that, the "quality" of peering with a given peer may vary from exchange point to exchange point, depending on how that peer is built out to each of the exchange points in question - a factor that is difficult for the exchange point operator to control (or perhaps even know). Anyone considering an exchange point should do so in a well-informed fashion. Bill Manning conducted an "Exchange Point Engineering" BOF at the S.F. NANOG, the notes for which are at: http://www.academ.com/nanog/feb1997/exchange-point.html A lot of what it takes to be well-informed can be derived from that. Stephen
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