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>> My point is -- it is important to whom do you peer at NAP, >> not who is your "real estate" landlord. > > if you don't care how often the L2 thing goes down, how > knowledgeable the person that picks up the phone is, or > how long it takes to figure out the difference between > single- and multi-mode fiber. > > i won't call them clueless, or insinuate that either of > the IX operators discussed here are, but... yes, it does > matter whether or not they are knowledgeable folks on the > technology side, and yes, i want them to understand IP > traffic, traffic queuing, capacity planning, congestion > issues, scaling, platforms, and other things that Internet > providers need to discuss with them. > > luckily, while some of the players down in Miami may > have interests in a Miami IX from the real estate side, > i don't think either of them are proposing having a > bricklayer or handyman configuring the L2 gear. > > still though, none of that matters if the set of folks > that i want to connect to aren't present there with the > parts [not just transit] of their network that i want to > connect to-- so that's what i am interested in knowing at > the moment. > > i am also quite interested in knowing what the 'familiar' > folks' (i.e., Equinix, Worldcom, etc.) positions are on > developing an exchange in that region, and would welcome > their stepping up to the demand. (either in this forum > or directly.) both ears and the tail. heck, i'll throw in a back haunch. randy
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