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by 0xffff2 1964 days ago
When you're traveling at the full speed of light in vacuum, compared to 2/3rds in fiber, even a few extra hops can leave you with significantly lower latency.
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mrtnmcc 1964 days ago
Right, if they are using standard OTN framing, the hop latency should be ~3 microsecond (which is <1km of light propogation)
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