Tier 1 MAE locations are regarded as "national" connection points and have a combination of the following characteristics: One or more of the major ISPs (e.g., Sprint, MCI, UUNET, ANS, Netcom, BBN, PSI) connect to the MAE There is a high speed FDDI switch installed offering dedicated higher speed connections The sites designated as Tier 1 MAE locations are MAE EAST, MAE CENTRAL, and MAE WEST Generally, routers with very large routing tables are needed at Tier 1 MAE sites. Examples of these routers are Cisco 4700-M or Cisco 7xxx series routers.
RAF pilots in World War II nicknamed the inflatable life jacket they were issued the "Mae West". The movie star Mae West had a 43-inch bust.
The U.S. Navy and Air Force picked up the term, and it's still widely used.
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