Comments

Milo S. Medin (NASA Ames Research Center) medin at nsipo.nasa.gov
Thu Sep 1 07:11:17 UTC 1994


Tim,

	 > To: bmanning at isi.edu (Bill Manning)
	 > Cc: ltwu at faline.bellcore.com, iepg at iepg.org, nanog at merit.edu,
	 >         nap-info at merit.edu
	 > Subject: Re: Comments 
	 > Date: Wed, 31 Aug 94 16:18:23 -0700
	 > 	[...]
	 > The issue behind the NAP's is that they could have been engineered t
	o
	 > use simpler and more mature interconnect technology at the start, bu
	t
	 > are instead using immature technology to meet non-technical requirem
	ents
	 > that the customers of the NAPs are not they themselves imposing.
	 > 	[...]
	 
	 The Sprint NAP is using FDDI initially.
	 
	 -tjs
	 
Mea Culpa.  I forgot to point this out.  Sprint's NAP does start with
FDDI and evolve into national ATM access, and also allows colocation of 
user owned equipment at the Sprint NAP.  You guys should be congratulated
on putting engineering and management issues ahead of marketing in your
design.  KISS still triumphs over complexity, even in today's frantic
age...

						Thanks,
						    Milo






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