[190229] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: NANOG67 - Tipping point of community and sponsor bashing?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Tinka)
Mon Jun 20 01:38:07 2016
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
To: Seth Mattinen <sethm@rollernet.us>, nanog@nanog.org
From: Mark Tinka <mark.tinka@seacom.mu>
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 07:38:01 +0200
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On 17/Jun/16 19:31, Seth Mattinen wrote:
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> I would expect some kind of MRC if it has any SLA, service, or support
> attached. Or someone manages it and protects the infrastructure and
> enforces the rules of the facility. Or the facility uses that money to
> maintain the MMR. If it's a free for all where anyone can accidentally
> unplug it or cut it or rummage around in the overhead causing damage
> then free is fine. What I don't accept is variable pricing depending
> on what the xconnect is carrying or what it's for. I don't buy into
> the thought process that an xconnect is more expensive if it's
> carrying 10GbE vs. GigE when they're both SMF.
You won't see this is typical carrier-neutral facilities.
You're more likely to see this in telco- or consortium-owned facilities,
in specific regions that exploit telecommunications requirements to milk
customers.
Mark.
