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RE: requirements draft revision
On Fri, 29 Jun 2001, Tony Hain wrote:
> Jon (Taz) Mischo wrote:
>
> > A transit provider can ONLY be described by its relationship to a
> > customer, as it is a term used to describe a commercial behavior.
>
> No, transit is a technical function of bit delivery. There is no customer
> relationship implied or required.
No, TRANSPORT is a technical function, transit is a service. You
transport a package across state lines, you don't transit it. Same goes
for packets. You do, however, use public transit (a pay service) to
transport you places in most big cities.
See the difference?
-Taz
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