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Re: [SPAM-HEADER] - Re: Diversity - was: Fiber cut in SF area - Email
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Martin Hannigan)
Wed Apr 15 13:59:04 2009
In-Reply-To: <1E8B940C5E21014AB8BE70B975D40EDB01627F09@bert.HiberniaAtlantic.local>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:56:50 -0400
From: Martin Hannigan <martin@theicelandguy.com>
To: Rod Beck <Rod.Beck@hiberniaatlantic.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Rod Beck <Rod.Beck@hiberniaatlantic.com>wrote:
> Hi Richard,
>
> I never said that protected LAN PHY 10 GigE was more expensive than two
> diversely routed waves. However, Hibernia's engineers have advised that
> route protected LAN PHY 10 GigE will tolerate a relatively high BER before
> switching. I stand by that statement.
>
> I said that protected STM64 service was more expensive and that is true.
> Not only do you need two diversely STM64 waves, but you need protection as
> well.
>
> Finally, you're wrong about "trying to charge what the market will bear".
Rod,
Unless you are lucky enough to be doing large,cost +, IRU deals all day,
supply and demand economics should prevail, right? The minimum a market
would bear is based on costs and then supply vs. demand.
Best,
Marty
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