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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: concern over public peering points [WAS: Peering point speed publicly available?]
On Sat, Jul 03, 2004 at 01:39:03PM -0700, Randy Bush <[email protected]> wrote: > building owners. so, though the six does have a core, it is > also kinda splattered into switches all over the building; with > ease of connection and low cost being achieved at the expense > of reliability. Though that's true, the SIX has been extremely reliable: one unscheduled core outage in the last 3 years (about 30 minutes due to power loss). In one other case, an extension switch (7 peers) was disconnected for about 30 minutes to troubleshoot a potential problem. Peer-operated extension switches have also been very reliable. Most are above 99.9% availability including scheduled maintenance and 99.99% for unscheduled problems. The SIX's staffed 24x7 NOC lets peers treat it like any other carrier relationship, with one phone number to report a problem. Often the ops staff at national networks never know the SIX is non-profit or donation-supported. Peers of all sizes seem happy with the reliability. Everyone has open-posting mailing lists and an annual opportunity to elect the Board of Directors, so there is recourse if circumstances change. Cheers, Troy (SIX janitor)
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