[148326] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: In search of uplink vendor
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Justin M. Streiner)
Thu Jan 12 11:57:21 2012
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:01:58 -0500 (EST)
From: "Justin M. Streiner" <streiner@cluebyfour.org>
To: Paul Kaminsky <paul@impletec.com>
In-Reply-To: <F6572650-B5BC-4846-9D03-D61ED663C26C@impletec.com>
Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Thu, 12 Jan 2012, Paul Kaminsky wrote:
> We are at a stage where we need an all-out uplink vendor to fuel our business endeavor. The bells and whistles we need are:
>
> 1. 1 Gbps link with complete block of UDP/ICMP protocol
> 2. BGP session with our AS
> 3. Ability to blackhole (no route to host) by /32 prefix
> 4. Presence in Equinix SV1 or SV5 (San Jose) DC's - this is not mandatory, we're open for suggestions
>
> If you feel your company measures up or is a cut above the rest, please
>get in touch with us to discuss the specific details.
Note: I am not a vendor.
One question:
1. Not knowing anything about your business, is there a specific reason
that you want "a complete block of UDP/ICMP protocol"? That can be
problematic with IPv4, and downright foolish with IPv6.
jms
