[LINK] itN: Perth-Singapore Cable Cut
On 02/10/15 14:25, Robert Brockway wrote:
> In this case a cable has been cut and routers are indeed sending traffic
> via alternative paths.
Now which dummy at nbn(tm) thought that removing the redundant
links in the fibre backhaul was a good idea? Oh
On 02/10/15 23:42, Paul Brooks wrote:
> The cable cut was in Indonesian waters. Nothing to do with NBN, any slowness
> is due to each RSPs inadequate international arrangements.
>
My point was unclear. I was referring to fact that with redundant
cables the Internet can route around faults, but
At 02:30 PM 2/10/2015, Paul Brooks wrote:
>With increased amounts of traffic-engineering and path-locking using
>technologies such
>as MPLS to steer traffic onto specific paths and networks, ignoring other
>possible but
>sub-optimal paths, the ability for traffic to flow around a break is also
To the extent that it is permitted. Connectivity on the Internet today is
governed by a series of private contracts between large telcos. Routers
will be configured in a manner consistent with these contracts. If an
alternative path is available the routers will indeed use it.
To read more
On 2/10/2015 12:50 PM, Roger Clarke wrote:
> Cut submarine cable cripples Apple services for Telstra customers
> Break in SEA-ME-WE cable [a week ago] behind slow speeds.
> Allie Coyne
> itNews
> 2 Oct 2015, 10:35AM
>
On 02/10/15 14:37, JanW wrote:
> The story I read said that the problem is with mobile devices, which may or
> may not have meant 3g/4g. I'm wondering now if it just appears that way
> because of the proliferation of iPhone/iPads using whatever network is at
> hand, which could easily be a
