[8317] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: A reply to HWB's Comment re IBM & Cost Sharing
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Hans-Werner Braun)
Sat Nov 13 15:19:02 1993
From: hwb@upeksa.sdsc.edu (Hans-Werner Braun)
To: cook@path.net (Gordon Cook)
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 93 12:18:24 PST
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <9311131839.aa20218@pandora.sf.ca.us>; from "Gordon Cook" at Nov 13, 93 6:39 pm
Gordon:
>PS. you mention a survey of which I am unaware. Please tell me how I can
>obtain a copy.
>
>HWB Wrote: IBM also did an industry survey for T3 nodes back before the RS6k
>based solution was put in place, with a stong consideration for rather using
>outside products, had they been available and performed in a rather complex
>environment (including advanced routing functionality at the packet level, not
>just T3 switching). IBM, even within the project partnership, did not make the
>RS6k decision lightly.
IBM was the router "supplier" of choice during the planning phase of
the T3 network. They did a company internal investigation, though I was
briefed on important parts of the status. Other (including outside)
products were strongly considered. I doubt there is an available
report, as it was largely IBM-internal. I cared more about them being
able to deliver a product by the end of 1990 (and IBM was quite
strongly pushed into that direction) than what specifically the
solution was.
Hans-Werner
