[1449] in North American Network Operators' Group
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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