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Re: IP-Internets
From: shields () msrl com (Michael Shields)
Date: 14 Oct 1999 21:04:48 +0000
In article <Pine.SUN.4.10.9910142002090.547-100000 () virgin relcom eu net>, "Alex P. Rudnev" <alex () virgin relcom eu net> wrote:
4- what is the maximum distance between any two points in a autonm. system?40,000 Km / 2 = 20,000 Km. -:)
You assume that all packets travel a great circle distance, which is not the case. Route miles can be much greater and can involve trips to geosynchronous orbit... -- Shields.
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