[15268] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Media query: ATM
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeremy Porter)
Wed Feb 11 16:23:18 1998
To: James Glave <james@wired.com>
cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 10 Feb 1998 13:12:59 PST."
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Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 14:52:44 -0600
From: Jeremy Porter <jerry@fc.net>
Not to put too fine a point on it, but this has been discussed in endless
detail on the Nanog archive. I remember a day when reporters did research
but, I guess we are seeing the least common denominator once again.
In message <3.0.32.19980210131256.009db2b4@get.wired.com>, James Glave writes:
>Hi all,
>
>I lurked on this morning's state of the net presentation, and I'd like to
>do a short piece on it for Wired News (http://www.wired.com). The MAE
>"fragility" and transition to ATM seems a contentious issue with many in
>the audience. Is there someone on the list who would like to offer their
>perspective on this, especially Mr. Feldman's observation in the Q&A that
>"the gigaswitch has reached the end of its useful life."
>
>What, briefly, is the controversy around moving to ATM for high-bandwidth
>data needs? If you reply, please do so with the assumption that I may quote
>you for publication. Thanks for your time,
>
>jtg
>
> James Glave : Senior Technology Writer : Wired News
> http://www.wirednews.com : 415.276.8430
>
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