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From: kwe@bu-cs.BU.EDU (kwe@bu-it.bu.edu (Kent W. England))
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: NSFNet throughput applauded
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Date: 24 Nov 88 15:11:31 GMT
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In article <4210@Portia.Stanford.EDU>
> morgan@jessica.stanford.edu (RL "Bob" Morgan) writes:
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>Since no one else has commented on it, I thought I'd voice some
>approval of the improvement in service that I've seen since the NSFNet
>has come on-line in a big way in the last few months. 

	Not only is throughput up.  I see much greater stability in
routes and *no more black holes*!!  The network tables from jvncnet
are *huge* and still growing quite rapidly, but things stay stable.

	The link state (SPF) algorithm is proving itself.

	I still think the hardware is an oddity in terms of actual
cost, power consumption, etc, but the software and technical expertise
is first rate.  Hats off to Hans-Werner, the MERIT crew, and the IBM
and MCI guys.

	You want the same stability for your own nets?  Then demand an
open SPF algorithm from your router vendor.