Re: What is a regional exchange point?

Bill Woodcock <[email protected]> Thu, 6 Mar 2003 09:43:39 -0800 (PST)

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    > 	In one case, you have a predominance of parties that will only
    > 	peer if you have OC768 interconnects at 15 locations, 7 of which
    > 	must be on different continents.  In the other case, you have a
    > 	predominance of parties that will peer with anyone who touchs
    > 	the switch fabric.

Okay, so that's saying that there are a half-dozen "exchanges" and about
three hundred and fifty "regional exchanges."  Isn't that back-ass-wards?

                                -Bill