> You have a group that runs fiber+dwdm+sonet(or SDH). You have another > group that runs IP. When the IP guys ask "please tell us how the optical > network is designed, and can we coordinate how they're built and btw, we > want to put DWDM optics in our routers", the answer from the > fiber+dwdm+sonet group is "no, but we can help you with transport using > our transponders, please just order circuits, just give us addresses for > each end and we'll take care of things, don't you worry your little IP > engineer brain how things are transported long distance". > > I believe this is still the case at a lot of ISPs. Not all, hopefully not > even most, but I'm sure there are some.
you underestimate the extent of the dogged determination of circuitzilla to hang on to the fiber with her/his fingernails. randy
