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On Sat, 26 Oct 1996, Michael Dillon wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Oct 1996, Deepak Jain wrote:
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> > I know it was a joke, but thought I'd throw my $0.02 in.
>
> The only joke here is that some people think that the Internet exchange in
> a city the size and importance of Atlanta can be adequately housed on the
> 5th story of an office building.
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> I could understand it if Atlanta had 20 or 30 exchange points, but when
> there is only one exchange the city deserves better than a mickey-mouse
> 5th floor operation.
Ok, maybe I'm a dullard, but how exactly does the exchange's distance from
the ground affect it's useability and/or value to the community? Do
electrons travel faster when closer to the ground? Does the speed of light
increase? No wonder my 386 on the 11th floor is so slow.
Maybe you think they should have leased or purchased a stand-alone
facility. Doing so would likely increase the costs passed on to anyone
interested in the exchange, and make it less viable for diverse
participation from smaller providers with not-so-deep pockets, and from
the majors, as they would also be less likely to show if the costs for the
exchange were not reasonably low. After all, they can peer privately for
much less than it will cost them to peer via a public exchange.
Oh and, 20 or 30 exchange points don't make sense in _any_ city.
I honestly don't understand your reasoning. Funny, it's not the first
time.
And, I don't see you stepping up with capitol to finance something other
than what you have deemed a "mickey-mouse operation". The very fact that
there is no other exchange there (wasn't MAE-South supposed to be in
Atlanta?) makes it even more important that NetRail not spend too much
money on what hasn't proven to be a necessary service and is not
guarunteed to be cost-recoverable.
I believe Nathan and Netrail should be applauded for their attempt to fill
a void, with what sounds like it's going to be a facility with
accomodations on-par with and/or better than any of the other exchanges
available today. You and your un-based, non-constructive comments are
doing nothing to help the network community move towards the scaleable
Internet that you preach for so vehemently.
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Brian Merritt [email protected]
___ Principal Network Engineer GetNet International
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