[2393] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: the Internet Backbone
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Gordon Cook)
Fri Apr 5 12:04:27 1996
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 1996 12:03:55 -0500 (EST)
From: Gordon Cook <gcook@tigger.jvnc.net>
Reply-To: cook@cookreport.com
To: William Allen Simpson <bsimpson@morningstar.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <5201.bsimpson@morningstar.com>
Bill sez: A US Internet "backbone" is one which connects to ALL the
NAP/MAEs in the US. Not just two. All of them.
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Bill: what backbone would that be? I am unaware that there is any
single backbone that meets those criteria. Is your point that there is no
single US internet backbone? if so, why not just say so?
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