[2821] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: What DOES the CIX interconnect mean?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Martin Lee Schoffstall)
Mon Jun 8 22:20:53 1992
To: cook@tmn.com (Gordon Cook)
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 08 Jun 92 21:58:06 EDT."
Date: Mon, 08 Jun 92 22:19:46 -0400
From: "Martin Lee Schoffstall" <schoff@psi.com>
Message-From: Gordon Cook <cook@tmn.com>
I tend to agree with Bill Manning. Note that they have NOT ...repeat NOT
.. joined the CIX. As Geoff remarks, pulling the plug a year from now
will hopefully be difficult.
you are right. they have not joined the CIX. they are acting like
a pipe. they are no different than pactel is to the cix.
I am not sure however that I understand EXACTLY what differences this
change will make. Does it actually mean that the ANS backbone is fully
open to CIX traffic??
no. no ANS retail customer has access to the CIX, if an organization
like NEARNET wanted to join the CIX, using ANS as an alternative, PACTEL
is an alternative, WILTEL is an alternative etc....
If so then this is indeed important. Why? because
any member of the CIX could then communicate it seems with out fear of
violation of acceptable use with any member of any mid-level. If this is
true, and the interconnect agreement is not abrogated a year from now,
then indeed we have taken ONE step towards a more level playing field.
it is not so. whether it is important is up to the reader.
marty
