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Re: So -- what did happen to Panix?

  • From: Martin Hannigan
  • Date: Mon Feb 06 02:12:32 2006 
At 02:05 AM 2/6/2006, Nick Feamster wrote:

Martin Hannigan wrote:

[ SNIP ]


> If you are changing providers, which takes

awhile anyway,

That process seems to be getting quicker:
http://www.equinix.com/prod_serv/network/ed.htm

NOT an ISP product.
Independent of ED, one should be cautious when designing routing protocols based on logistical and business assumptions (e.g., switching providers takes awhile, most business policies are vanilla peering, etc.).

These assumptions are certainly not fundamental, and they may not always be true, regardless of what exists today

This is strictly a market-maker product, IMHO, which is different from a
transition or provisioning strategy. YMMV.

ISP's don't switch providers, typically, enterprises do. ISP's add, move,
and drop, so physical layer management is more important, believe it or not.


-M<




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