[2724] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Sprints definition on NAPs (question)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Curtis Generous)
Tue Apr 30 07:19:59 1996
From: Curtis Generous <generous@uucom.com>
To: nathan@netrail.net (Nathan Stratton)
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 07:09:13 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.92.960429213212.16895B-100000@netrail.net> from "Nathan Stratton" at Apr 29, 96 09:35:06 pm
According to Nathan Stratton:
>
> On Mon, 29 Apr 1996, Marcos Della wrote:
>
> > Ok, I have been told repeatedly that I cannot peer with Sprint because I don't
> > meet the three NAP list. Ok, what is considered a NAP by sprint? I'm
> > in the process of putting a DS3 to SprintNAP so I assume that will count
> > for one... PacNAP count? Mae-East or West?
>
> Sprint, PacBell, Ameritech, MAE-East, and MAE-West all count I think.
>
> > Whats the official list so that I don't have to keep bouncing routes for
> > Sprint customers all over kingdom come or hope for route reflections on the
> > various interconnect points...
>
> MAE-East, Sprint, PacBell, and Ameritech I think.
>
As per the NSF 93-52 solicitation and award, there are 3 official Primary NAPSs
and one Interconnect point (secondary NAP):
San Francisco NAP (Pacbell & Bellcore)
New York NAP (Sprint - actually in Pennsaucken New Jersey)
Chicago NAP (Ameritech & Bellcore)
The interconnect point (secondary NAP):
Washington DC (MFS DataNet - aka DC NAP and Mae-East).
--curtis
