On 1/Jun/15 17:04, Mike Hammett wrote: > Actually, that's the level of attention given to all kinds of infrastructure > just about everywhere. ;-)
The difference is that there are standardized (global) guidelines for those infrastructures within their own industry, that lack of compliance can lead to serious fines, jail time or both. A network operator unmaliciously screwing up their BGP configuration and taking one side of a continent out is unlikely to see any punishment beyond being fired by his employer, or losing his customers if self-employed. Mark.
