Re:

["Daniel L. Golding" <dan () netrail net>]

This is an especially strange comment, as almost everyone who peers,
interconnects in multiple places - thus, exceeding the capacity of a
single interface. 

Layer 1 peering (or pooling, as it's more usually known) is great for
interconnecting fiber networks, fast provisioning, and all that. However,
I fail to see the connection between Layer 1 interconnection and an IP
exchange point of any kind. This seems apples and oranges. Layer 2
exchange points are the only efficient way to go for IP traffic. History
and the "invisible hand" of the market have endorsed this path.

Daniel Golding                           NetRail,Inc.
"Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness"

On Mon, 8 Jan 2001, Randy Bush wrote:

> > Maybe. However, l2 is for telco.
> >
> > l2 exchange ponints are a labor suck and are fragile.
> >
> > The right path is l1, though, then, there is less reason to have
> > exchange points.
> >
> > It will be more obvious as the peering speed between two ISPs exceeds
> > that of a single physical interface.
>
> glad to have words of practical wisedom from your experience as a large
> provider.
>
> randy