North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Ungodly packet loss rates
> > > While there is no difference from a technology perspective, > > there's also no benefit to be gained by interconnecting large > > networks at a public (as opposed to private) interconnects. > > Sure there is. Running one larger interconnect has the potential to > be much less expensive and easier to run than many smaller ones. > Economy of scale... > For whom? Just as a matter of curiosity, lets say 5 NSPs happen to share colo/FM at various locations across the US. What is the incremental cost to them of a back to back HSSI/FDDI connection? Almost certainly smaller than the lower performance and greater adminstrative hassle of paying someone else in the same facility running a NAP to move the packets for you, which also entails greater risk and unreliability. I would guess viability of the NAP model vs. the private interconnect model depends to a great extent on (a) peering policy and (b) for any given peer, what the traffic between networks is. Alex Bligh Xara Networks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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