Bay Networks, Epoch Networks, Siemens Business Services, and
GridNet are sponsoring a new exchange point in Atlanta.
For details, see: <A HREF="http://www.com/aix"> http://www.com/aix </A>
Dorn Hetzel
Epoch Networks
"Jeffrey C. Ollie" writes:
>Bay Networks, Epoch Networks, Siemens Business Services, and
>GridNet are sponsoring a new exchange point in Atlanta.
>
>For details, see: <A HREF="http://www.com/aix"> http://www.com/aix </A>Interesting! Can you put more specific information on the initial
hardware configuration up on the web site? Also, will the exchange
routers be running BGP or will people that connect be required to
negotiate BGP peering directly with other subscribers?
Generally speaking, connections will be available in the following
flavors:
T-1 We plug you into a BCN T-1 port. If you want layer
two connectivity to do bilateral, we bridge you
to the full-duplex fast ethernet core switch. If
you are a small local who is looking to dump local
traffic and doesn't peer with the nationals anyway,
then you can be routed and peer with the BCN and
talk with the locals that way.
T-3 A lot like T-1, only faster.
Ethernet and Fast Ethernet: Mostly for larger folks who
are bringing a router. We're supporting colocation where
necesssary, but not really encouraging it at this time.
OC-3 Into a BCN or an ATM switch, depending.
The main idea is that this is a place to exchange traffic, not make
another huge circle of routers (if we can avoid it). Bay has been
kind enough to sponsor this exchange with switches and routers that
can be shared in a number of ways, removing the need for many participants
to bring their own router. This will also result in VERY low cost of
connection.
Regards,
-Dorn
But the big question is, is it protected from a airplane crashing into it?
Nathan Stratton President, NetRail,Inc.
Nathan Stratton writes:
But the big question is, is it protected from a airplane crashing into it?
Hmm. Good point. Maybe we can get MARTA to rent us space in
the Peachtree Center station. That should be proof against
everything under 5 or 10 megatons 
Or we interconnect the two locations in Atlanta and then we
can claim that customers connecting to both will be safe from
single-airplane errors and only have to worry about
double-airplane errors
-Dorn
Isn't there an option for the single-mode OC-3 card, where you turn the
level WAY up and let the router defend itself?
Whole new meaning to collision avoidance algorithms.
Howard