Increasing Use Of PIPE Links

[C M Reinehr]

At the risk of appearing ignorant (I am, but I wouldn't like everyone to know 
it!), what is a PIPE link?

cmr

On Wednesday 21 February 2007 06:22, James McDonald wrote:
> I love my ISP. I get interesting 'what we are doing' emails. They are
> the cheapest I have found. The service goes down so little that I don't
> notice it.
>
> Their web interface is simple. I get a fixed IP and the cost of more
> services isn't ripping my wallet out through my navel....
>
> And they use Linux for most of their servers (AFAIK)...
>
> Anyway if you're an Aussie I would recommend them... Telstra otoh is a
> rip off.
>
> End proselytizing...
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> Since Exetel implemented a cross connect to PIPE over a year ago the
> growth of traffic utilizing that link has steadily grown.
>
> When Akamai (who among other major clients provides the downloads for
> all Microsoft products in this region) put its servers in to the PIPE
> Sydney data centre the usage has increased more quickly.
>
> With the current interest in Australian customers downloading VISTA the
> PIPE bandwidth has become 'maxed out' for some hours each day.
>
> While the peak distribution interest in VISTA will taper off over the
> next few months the increasing use of this link is likely to remain.
>
> In our analysis the PIPE link is used by an increasing number of games
> players as well as to download software upgrades from Akamai's other
> major software and opsys clients and, of course, many of the major
> Australian heavy use sites.
>
> Exetel has ordered an upgrade to the PIPE link from 100 mbps to 1,000
> mbps which will, almost certainly, be activated by the end of February
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