[127597] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Mikrotik & OC-3 Connection
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matthew Palmer)
Sat Jul 3 21:29:03 2010
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 11:26:07 +1000
From: Matthew Palmer <mpalmer@hezmatt.org>
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On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 05:12:14PM -0700, Majdi S. Abbas wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 07:32:48PM -0400, Scott Berkman wrote:
> > I really wouldn't use the word legacy to describe SONET and OC-3's.
>
> It's around 25 years old (work started in 1985, first standards
> published in 1988) and we now have a ratified 100G Ethernet standard.
>
> Much of it is being used to transport subrate links, some of
> which are derived from even older transport standards.
>
> If not legacy, what word WOULD you use?
Legacy (adj.): A pejorative term used in the computer industry meaning "it
works".
- Matt
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