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Effect of SS7 disruptions on dialup Internet access
From: Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>
Date: 7 Oct 2000 23:42:30 -0700
A few questions. I'm completing my paper on the effect of fiber cuts on the Internet, and I'm looking for a few data sources or SWAGs. How much Internet dialup is done via access banks connected to CLEC lines versus to Bell/ILEC lines? What percentage of the CLEC Internet dialup ports depend on a third-party (i.e. Illuminet) SS7 data channel to complete the call between the typical residential/business user on an ILEC line and the ISP on a CLEC line? My theory is because many of the ISP ports have migrated off the ILEC networks onto CLECs they are impacted by a SS7 failure more than the traditional call traffic. SS7 failures are very rare, but the two I know about disrupted dialup ISP access across huge geographic regions.
Current thread:
- Effect of SS7 disruptions on dialup Internet access Sean Donelan (Oct 07)
- Re: Effect of SS7 disruptions on dialup Internet access Nathan Stratton (Oct 08)