One thing that is bothersome about carriers is that sometimes if they have Tons of fiber to your building, they still will only offer Layer2/3 services. If there's fiber there, I'd like to be able to lease it in some fashion (even if expensive, but preferably not).
If a muni is making something that is good for the public, I think they can and should offer Layer2 services, but also make the option to directly get the fibers at a reasonable price .. even for Individuals and small companies. I think services that are offered should also provide the ability to order the subcomponents including Layer1. That should encourage competition, usability, and fun. I'd totally get a 10G from my work to home or whatever. On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 12:54 PM, Jay Ashworth <j...@baylink.com> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Leo Bicknell" <bickn...@ufp.org> > >> I am a big proponent of muni-owned dark fiber networks. I want to >> be 100% clear about what I advocate here: >> >> - Muni-owned MMR space, fiber only, no active equipment allowed. A >> big cross connect room, where the muni-fiber ends and providers are >> all allowed to colocate their fiber term on non-discriminatory terms. > >> - 4-6 strands per home, home run back to the muni-owned MMR space. >> No splitters, WDM, etc, home run glass. Terminating on an optical >> handoff inside the home. > > Hmmm. I tend to be a Layer-2-available guy, cause I think it lets smaller > players play. Does your position (likely more deeply thought out than > mine) permit Layer 2 with Muni ONT and Ethernet handoff, as long as clients > are *also* permitted to get a Layer 1 patch to a provider in the fashion you > suggest? > > (I concur with your 3-pair delivery, which makes this more practical on an > M-A-C basis, even if it might require some users to have multiple ONTs...) > > Cheers, > -- jra > -- > Jay R. Ashworth Baylink > j...@baylink.com > Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 > Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com 2000 Land Rover DII > St Petersburg FL USA #natog +1 727 647 1274 > -- Zach Giles zgi...@gmail.com
