Cogent latency / congestion

Tue Aug 21 06:10:35 UTC 2007

Paul Ferguson wrote:
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> For what its worth:
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> Internet service providers in the U.S. experienced a service slowdown
> Monday after fiber-optic cables near Cleveland were apparently sabotaged by
> gunfire.
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> More:
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> http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/082107-gunplay-blamed-for-internet.ht
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I guess there will probably be a spec for armored OSP cable now. I just 
thought it was cool indoors. I never realized Cleveland was so dangerous 
to telecommunications equipment. :_)

DJ