[103688] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Internet Reachability
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (michael.dillon@bt.com)
Thu Apr 10 17:52:02 2008
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:00:24 +0100
In-Reply-To: <21D39E119A720E42BA4A11ABF884D769B39AF6@Exchange1.CK1.DMN>
From: <michael.dillon@bt.com>
To: <nanog@merit.edu>
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> Anyone noticing any issues reaching sites through their "Internet
tubes"? =20
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It seems that a Chinese ping-pong ball factory recently started making
balls that are slightly larger than the standard size. As a result, ISPs
whose tubes are newer, are suffering from pneumatic congestion, kind of
like pneumonia if you know what I mean. This isn't affecting the larger
ISPs since their tubes are older, and have higher traffic levels. The
increased wear on these high-traffic tubes means that they are a
slightly larger diameter and the new balls fit through better. The FCC
recommends ISPs affected by the flood of these Chinese ping-pong balls
to increase air pressure on their tubes to compensate, or to block
Chinese traffic from entering their networks.
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--Michael Dillon
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P.S. with a nod to Senator Ted Stevens...
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