[ih] Network "cutover" techniques - 1984 Old School

[Dave Crocker]

On 4/7/2021 12:21 PM, Jack Haverty via Internet-history wrote:
> It took just "a few seconds" to complete the transition - a major
> improvement to the typical times of "minutes or even hours" that was the
> norm.

In 1985, I worked about a large IBM SNA operation.  Having only the 
Arpanet as framework for doing networking, I was not prepared to hear 
that addition or removal of a node required taking down the entire 
network...

d/

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Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
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