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value of co-location

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (George H. Clapp)
Fri Jan 19 10:10:42 1996

Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 09:59:29 -0500
To: nanog@merit.edu
From: "George H. Clapp" <clapp@bellcore.com>

I'm also curious about the value of co-location.  Using a fast packet
service (Frame Relay, SMDS, or ATM) allows your on-site router to
communicate directly with a router of another ISP.  There's no need to
purchase another router to place at the co-location site.  Why incur the
additional cost?

George Clapp
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