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Isnt the internet architectured to be resistant all sorts of attacks? Then why are several of these cables not laid down to all regions for more redundancy? Or
by prmph 7y ago
Isnt the internet architectured to be resistant all sorts of attacks? Then why are several of these cables not laid down to all regions for more redundancy? Or does this situation only pertain to regions that are on the periphery?
If all it takes is for one cable to severed for an entire nation to lose access, then in what sense is the network resilient to attack, much less a nuclear war, as is claimed?
- rcxdude 7y agoJust because the protocols are designed such that it's possible to make the network redundant it doesn't mean that all parts of it implement that. And it's worth considering that the network was resiliant: despite an entire country being disconnected the rest still worked. Quite a few network architectures predating the internet would not be able to cope with that.
- abalashov 7y agoArmenia is landlocked and most of its land borders are closed, as they are with Turkic neighbours with whom relations range from frosty (Turkey) to actively militarised (Azerbaijan). That leaves only Iran and Georgia as outlets to the wider world, and the mountainous geography considerably limits options in other respects. I’m given to understand that Armenian external IP connectivity is somewhat more redundant now than when this story was reported, but still, it merely mirrors the overall precariousness and fragility of Armenia’s existence, or what remains of it. For what it’s worth, I have Armenian ancestry and lived in Armenia 2012-14. Based on my experience this story is mostly believable, but probably lacks some vital additional details.
- C1sc0cat 7y agoI was told that virtually all of the cables running into Carney Warf in London went over this one bridge - including the backup cables :-)