Happy Birthday Backbone

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> From: Michael Kende <Michael.Kende () analysysmason com>
> Date: April 30, 2010 10:19:46 AM EDT
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: Happy Birthday Backbone

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> Hi Dave,
>
> Just to note a bit of a milestone - 15 years ago today the NSFNET  
> backbone was decommissioned, in favor of the current system of  
> commercial backbones, peering, and Internet exchange points  
> (starting with the original four NAPs).  Amazing to think of the  
> changes in terms of capacity (I think the NSFNET was a T3), traffic  
> volumes (YouTube is only about 5 years old), and the changing  
> players and business models (think UUNet, PSINet).  The one constant  
> through all of this change is that the unregulated model of  
> interconnection still works well and has adapted to all of these  
> changes - could anyone have foreseen all of these changes and how  
> the system would evolve?  I am sure that lots of IP readers have  
> first-hand memories of the environment 15 years ago, which would be  
> great to hear (my first involvement was at the FCC when I benefitted  
> from many interesting discussions with you about the mergers at the  
> time).
>
> Thanks
>
> Michael
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