MICA’s INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE
• Many transport providers - homed via DS3’s with Sprint , Merit and broadwing with a 4th provider(3Q2002) via DS3 connections
• Peered Merit, Digex and Chicago NAP (2Q2002)
• Running BGP-4 protocol for shortest-path routing and redundancy
• Co-located with AT&T Local Services, Ameritech, and MCI-Worldcom for local loop service
• Additional connections via Ameritech in Ann Arbor, Flint and Lansing facility
• All this creates a PNAP (Private Network Access
Point) design
MICA owns over 100 Class “C”’s ip address space that is portable