Re: SONET Interconnect (was RE: MCI)

[Paul Ferguson <pferguso () cisco com>]

At 01:12 AM 3/29/96 -0500, Shikhar Bajaj wrote:

> > What you fail to mention, however, is that in an effort to achieve
> > these noble goals across the Internet, you are relegated to using IP
> > over ATM. This is the fatal flaw.
>
> Yes, I admit my guilt.  Our clients are looking at solutions in
> parallel with the Internet.  They feel that sole reliance on the
> Internet will not cut it.
>
> > Sorry. I remain unconvinced.
>
> That's fine.  I'm not trying to sell anything to anyone :).

No -- I didn't mean to appear sanctimonious or self-righteous. This just
happens to be one of my pet rants.

If folks want ATM services, running then adjacent to the Internet is
a foolish thing to do. Parallel to the Internet fabric is certainly
doable.

- paul

> Shikhar