[29268] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: exchange point media (was: Re: MAE-EAST Moving? ...)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Bush)
Thu Jun 15 10:35:34 2000
From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
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To: Alex Bligh <amb@gxn.net>
Cc: "Lauren F. Nowlin" <ren@us.onyx.net>,
Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike@swm.pp.se>, nanog@merit.edu
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Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 07:28:49 -0700
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>> i have been suggesting a DACS for many years. then all one needs is one
>> channelized oc48 and it's fat city.
> As passive DWDM becomes dirt cheap, having a loop carrying to a
> redundant optical (wavelength) cross-connect has advantages, like
> you can bilaterally upgrade your peering line cards without having
> to bother to inform / be bothered by the exchange point (remember
> MAE-ATM).
is adding new 'terminations' not a bit more of a bother?
> I can't see why people would want to put in less than an OC-3.
when you want a lot of peers.
but the self-provisioning would be way cool.
lunch or dinner wednesday?
randy
