Re: T3 or not to T3

[Avi Freedman <freedman () netaxs com>]

> The delay at MAE-East is because some larger providers have just 1 DS3
> connection when they need more. The gigaswitch can do almost 1000 times
> what it is doing now. The OC-3s that are connecting the gigaswitches
> together also have plenty of room on them.
>
> Nathan Stratton                 CEO, NetRail, Inc.    Tracking the future today!

It's possible that some providers may not have the time or resources
to increase their bandwidth to MAE-East; also, it's possible that
some of them may decide not to, choosing instead private interconnects
or other exchange points.

The point being made was that MAE-East is not necessarily the best
place to be for robustness and performance; the point stands even
though, as you assert, MAE-East is (still) the largest public exchange
point in the known multiverse.

Avi

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