[109059] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Sprint v. Cogent, some clarity & facts
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Freedman)
Tue Nov 4 09:36:25 2008
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From: David Freedman <david.freedman@uk.clara.net>
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:49:53 +0000
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> 2. The Internet cannot "route around" de-peering
> I know everyone believes "the Internet routes around failures". While
> occasionally true, it does not hold in this case. To "route around" the
> "failure" would require transit. See item #1.
The internet "routes around" technical failures, not political ones.
Dave.
