georgep@uunet.uu.net (George_Paul) (10/14/89)
Could someone please help me with information on Teleports. What relationship do they have to networks? Why should they be used? Are they useful?
76703.407@compuserve.com (HamNet) (10/15/89)
George_Paul <munnari!agsm.oz.au!georgep@uunet.uu.net> writes: >Could someone please help me with information on Teleports. What >relationship do they have to networks? Why should they be used? Are >they useful? Teleports offer alternative local access connections. Two major examples are Teleport-New York (TCNY) and Teleport-Boston (TCB), both members of the Teleport Communications Group (TCG). In both cases, fiber optic local loop networks have been constructed in New York and Boston which provide alternatives to the local exchange companies (New York Telephone and New England Telephone in these cases - both NYNEX companies). The TCG companies offer DS-0 (56/64 kbps), DS-1 (1.544 mbps) and DS-3 (45 mbps) services on their fiber systems serving business customers. Scott Loftesness 76703.407@CompuServe.COM
jeh%sdcsvax@ucsd.edu (10/15/89)
In article <telecom-v09i0447m06@vector.dallas.tx.us>, munnari!agsm.oz.au! georgep@uunet.uu.net (George_Paul) writes: > Could someone please help me with information on Teleports. What > relationship do they have to networks? Why should they be used? Are > they useful? Teleports are useful, but have their problems when the sending and receiving stations are separated by large amounds of latitude, longitude, or altitude, due to conservation of momentum and/or energy. Systems which automatically compensate for these shifts are still under development. The definitive work on this subject is an essay by Larry Niven, "Theory and Practice of Teleportation", reprinted in the _All The Myriad Ways_ collection. (Sorry, folks, I couldn't resist! :-) --- Jamie Hanrahan, Simpact Associates, San Diego CA Chair, VMSnet [DECUS uucp] and Internals Working Groups, DECUS VAX Systems SIG Internet: jeh@simpact.com, or if that fails, jeh@crash.cts.com Uucp: ...{crash,scubed,decwrl}!simpact!jeh