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> but what if the *unnamed-ethernet-extension-company* wasn't providing > access to public exchange points, but was rather enabling uncongested > private peering over its network? That way latency and hop count are > both mimimised. But, *unnamed-ethernet-extension-company*, to me, only marketed access to other exchange points. Also, what does hop count have to do with latency and loss? Especially, when *unnamed-ethernet-extension-company* is using MPLS/IP (presumably) to do this? > BTW, public IXen in Europe don't tend to be congested. Whether this is > the result of better management, or of lower traffic volumes, than IXen > in the US I'm not sure... Probably better management, is my guess. > ================================================================= > Giles Heron Principal Network Architect PacketExchange Ltd. > ph: +44 7880 506185 "if you build it they will yawn" > =================================================================
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