[46247] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: RE: long distance gigabit ethernet
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Frank Coluccio)
Fri Mar 22 11:37:14 2002
From: Frank Coluccio <fcoluccio@dticonsulting.com>
To: bill.st.arnaud@canarie.ca
Cc: greg@band-x.com, nanog@merit.edu,
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 16:36:58 GMT
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> Forget it [Gbe] with today's technology. All long haul
> systems use SONET framing. But with the 10Gbe standard
> WAN PHY you can directly connect into a SONET
> transponder and your ethernet will be carried transparently.
Agreed, for the most part, especially when one is solely dependent on the
incumbent carriers. I should point out, however, that some commercial enterprises
are leasing their own lambdas from dark fiber providers who are running native
GbE on their regional routes, both linear and ring-based, and those nets are
becoming rather expansive. One such network that I am intimately familiar with
now encompasses six northeastern states, and counting, adding segment after
segment. Jitter on the larger ring circumferences? Yes, you betcha. Compensated
for by either 3R regen or Layer 2 switching techniques or some other opaque-
inducing means.
When such routes are actually available and justifiable, the business problem
then centers on risk assessment. I.e., will those fiber carriers continue to be
viable for the foreseeable future? And so it goes...
FAC
>
> -----------------------------
> Bill St. Arnaud
> Senior Director Network Projects
> CANARIE Inc
> www.canarie.ca/~bstarn
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu]On Behalf Of
> > Greg Pendergrass
> > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 10:36 AM
> > To: 'Nanog@Merit. Edu'
> > Subject: long distance gigabit ethernet
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm looking at long-haul gigabit ethernet as a possible solution versus
> > traditional SONET and I'm a little bit wary as promises made on web pages
> > and white papers aren't *always* completely accurate. I'd
> > appreciate it if
> > you all would share your experiences with it. By long-haul I mean in the
> > hundreds or thousands of miles. I need to know:
> >
> > a. Does it work properly?
> >
> > b. Who offers it in the continental US?
> >
> > Please contact me off-list. Any information is greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Greg Pendergrass
> >
> >
>
>
