[8662] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: NAP philosophy & IP technology
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stephen Wolff)
Tue Nov 30 08:31:43 1993
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1993 08:27:11 -0600 (EST)
From: Stephen Wolff <steve@mon.cise.nsf.gov>
To: "Erik E. Fair" <fair@apple.com>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <12869.754659821@apple.com>
> If there are multiple NAPs, and the inter-NAP carriers are not
> required to connect to every NAP, then where do you point your default
> route? And how do you get to networks using an inter-NAP carrier that
> is not connected to the NAP that you are?
"To qualify for NSF support for NSP attachment and/or for the provision of
interNAP connectivity, a regional network must attach to an NSP that
connects all NSF-specified priority NAPs." - NSF solicitation 93-52
-s
