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.
--
TTFN,
patrick
