At 02:05 AM 2/6/2006, Nick Feamster wrote:
Martin Hannigan wrote:
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> 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<
Martin Hannigan (c) 617-388-2663
Renesys Corporation (w) 617-395-8574
Member of the Technical Staff Network Operations
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