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Re: an over-the-top data center

  • From: Patrick W. Gilmore
  • Date: Mon Dec 01 11:54:10 2008

On Dec 1, 2008, at 11:06 AM, Måns Nilsson wrote:

End of day, an IXP is not some magical thing. It is an ethernet switch
allowing multiple networks to exchange traffic more easily than direct
interconnection - and that is all it should be. It should not be mission
critical. Treating it as such raises the cost, and therefore barrier to
entry, which lowers its value.

You did not answer my question on usability of fiber based on amount of
knowledge about where it is.

Of course knowing where the fiber is does not stop the backhoes. It was obvious you were being silly, so I ignored it. By that logic, providers should not check any fiber path they purchase because it will not stop the backhoes. I suspect most providers will continue to buy from multiple providers, check the paths themselves, ensure grooming onto a single path is not a problem, and several other perfectly valid operational best practices which are impossible at NetNod.


OTOH: My paragraph above yours is a serious consideration, which you have blithely ignored.


As I said before, feel free to use what you please, where you please. Your network, your decision. I frequently do things which would not be considered best practices in certain instances, but that does not make them valid for everyone everywhere, and I would not argue such.


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TTFN,
patrick