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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 >
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