Frank Bulk - iNAME wrote:
> To keep this OT as much as possible, my question is if
a mesh-configuration
> of backup routes (where one link could provide
'protection' for many) would
> be considered a sufficient replacement for SONET rings,
or if the Qwest CTO
> is really trying to get out of providing sub 50-msec
protected loops and
> encouraging L3 and above protection schemes, so that
they can even further
> over-subscribe their network.
It's cool that the telecommunications companies have caught
up with the
times. they're only about 44 years late.
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoran
da/RM3097/RM3097.chapter2.html
That said the 3 cross country fiber paths they have weren't
dictated by
the network model they were operating under but rather
Southern/Union
Pacific's available right-of-way and Philip Anschutz's
relatively
efficent use of capital.
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