[ga] Blackout Shows Net's Fragility - Now here is a more "Real" problem

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All former DNSO GA members amd/or all stakeholders/users,

This is something DOC/NTIA along with the FCC, could
do something about.  But they won't...

Now here is a more real internet problem.
>From slashdot:

An "outage between Level 3 Communications and Cogent Communication.
A business feud inadvertently highlighted the fragility of the
Internet's
skeleton. From the article: "In theory, this kind of blackout is
precisely the kind of problem the Internet was designed to withstand.
The
complicated, interlocking nature of networks means that data traffic is
supposed to be able to find an alternate route to its destination, even
if a critical link is broken. In practice, obscure contract disputes
between the big network companies can make all these redundancies moot.
At issue is a type of network connection called 'peering.' Most of the
biggest network companies, such as AT&T, Sprint and MCI, as well as
companies including Cogent and Level 3, strike "peering agreements" in
which they agree to establish direct connections between their
networks."

see:  http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5890424.html

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Jeffrey A. Williams
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