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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (2661)	12/27/1998 4:23:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

All, There's an interesting Internet-related thread here in SI, titled, (I think) provocatively: "Next Generation Internet, Internet2 & other video networks, " which was created by Feraldo. Go to: Subject 24461 I say "provocatively," although "ambiguously" would have done equally well, because of the operative term "video" which gave me cause to pause. While I've long maintained that first streaming, and then r-t video would find its way to end points via packet [yes, I'm still noncommittal here, waiting to see how IP and ATM will ever reconcile themselves], I never took the time to think of NG or I2 in these terms, specifically. Interesting, though, and not at all illogical, since video is, in fact, one of the best ways to convey "information," whether for business, entertainment, educational, or otherwise. These network life forms will account for the next bump up in b-w, IMO, in the last mile as well, after the current (or soon to be) plateaus are reached under the copper/HFC regimen, as they exhausts themselves of further growth potentials. These new networking realms will, in other words, be the drivers that bring fiber closer to the business and home, IMO. Without them, on the other hand, the core of the 'net and all of its ports, would themselves eventually become the new choke points. To obtain a grasp of the official distinctions between the Next Generation Internet, or NGI, and Internet2, go to: "NGI and Internet2 - Complementary and Interdependent " ...at: ngi.gov Would anyone here care to comment on this subject? Regards, Frank Coluccio

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (2661)	12/29/1998 1:53:00 PM
From: Daniel G. DeBusschere	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

<<RELTEC (available now)& DSC (available in Spring 1999) both have technologies which are capable of extending 10 megabit Ethernet, traditional telephony, and a 860 MHz Broadband overlay.>> Frank- Thanks for the snipit from the SCTE list. It's really down and dirty installation experience. What is meant by "860 MHz Broadband overlay"? The word overlay is throwing me. Normally the head end section of older 550MHz cable is replaced by fiber and then the remaining section that serves users is upgraded to 750 or 860MHz. Why is overlay being used? Am I missing something very basic here? Dan