[OT] Optus: Why does cutting a cable bring down the entire network?

Bevin Watson bevin_watson at optusnet.com.au
Wed Jul 16 10:47:30 BST 2008


Anybody here know about networks?

I'm intrigued as to why a break in a cable on the QLD / NSW border
should bring down the network for all Queensland.
Surely, surely, not every message gets routed through Sydney and back
again ??




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