[32928] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Where are ATM NAPs going?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Roeland Meyer)
Tue Dec 19 03:56:10 2000
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From: Roeland Meyer <rmeyer@mhsc.com>
To: 'Leo Bicknell' <bicknell@ufp.org>, nanog@merit.edu
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 00:48:54 -0800
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> So, should CMH-IX go ATM? Well, given the traffic
> levels I don't
> think you could collect enough in fees to pay for an ATM
> switch. On that
> basis, ATM is a poor choice. Again, it's a poor choice not
> because of the
> technology, but because of the price points and products available.
>
> --
> Leo Bicknell - bicknell@ufp.org
> Systems Engineer - Internetworking Engineer - CCIE 3440
> Read TMBG List - tmbg-list-request@tmbg.org, www.tmbg.org
If I have this correctly; You are saying that ATM is neither cost-effective
or cost-competitive with Gig-E?
