[2907] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: topological "closeness" (RE: Web o' Wonder)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Trest)
Mon May 13 15:45:49 1996
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 12:48:19 -0700
To: Michael Dillon <michael@memra.com>, nanog@merit.edu
From: Mike Trest <trest@atmnet.net>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
>On Mon, 13 May 1996, Mike Trest wrote:
>> I am implementing a CACHE simply to improve on-net customer satisfaction. I
>> expect the operational costs to be much less than the equivilent backbone or
>> transit costs. If it has a side effect of reducting meet point traffic, then
>> the entire net benefits.
>
>Doesn't this require reconfiguring the customer's browsers to point at a
>proxy?
Yes. Initial customer reaction is, at first, hesitant. However, when they
try it an see *DRAMTIC* improvements in response times. This is predicated
on the "closeness" of the cache relative to dragging the stuff over the
whole world.
Mike Trest, ATMNET Voice: 619 643-1805
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