[8328] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Follow-up ON DIGEX, ANS & CIX
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Russell Nelson)
Sun Nov 14 00:50:58 1993
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1993 00:17:57 EST
From: "Russell Nelson" <nelson@crynwr.com>
To: "Rob Raisch, The Internet Company" <raisch@internet.com>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
On Sat, 13 Nov 1993 13:46:57 -0800 (PST), "Rob Raisch, The Internet Company" <raisch@internet.com> wrote:
>
> Ahhh.... the settlements issue. This will prove to be the death of the
> Internet we have grown to love.
Imminent death of the net predicted.
> A simple scenerio, (and if I am wrong in this, please tell me. I
> would love to be completely pig-ignorant of the real ramifications
> here. I fear I am bang on.) --
>
> Network A wishes to have access to Network B, so...
>
> Network A *and* Network B contract with a Inter-NAP connectivity
> provider. A and B share the costs (settle) based on how badly they
> wish to have access to each other's network and customer base.
>
> Enter Network C -- 15 customers, small entrepreneurial companies all.
>
> Network C wishes to have access to Network B, but Network B has no
> incentive to share the costs for the inter-NAP traffic, based on the
> the lack of any real value access to Network C brings to the table.
> Bzzzzzzzt! Wrong answer.
>
> Network C wishes to share costs with Network A to get to Network B.
> But Network A and Network C share the same market. Bzzzzzzzt!
> Wrong answer.
>
> Suddenly, Network C is placed in a position of having to pay for
> *ALL* inter-NAP costs to get ANYWHERE!
Do you think the CIX was created just for kicks?
Okay, so Network C connects with network D, which has already
contracted for access to networks A and B. A get a clue, and
contracts directly with C for access to B, or maybe E comes along and
sees that D is charging C enough for E to SLIP in underneath.
--
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