TransAtlantic Cable Break

Sun Jun 24 12:20:41 UTC 2007

Sean Donelan wrote:
> Is paying for "protected circuits" actually worth it.  Or are you better
> off just buying two circuits and using both during normal conditions.
> Use switching at layer 3 to the remaining circuit during abnormal
> conditions.  Most of the time, you get twice the capacity for only twice
> the price instead of a "protected circuit" where you only get the once
> the capacity for twice the price.

I think it's pretty much safe to say that on a 10G wavelength, buying it
as protected on the same fiber route, same glass path is a total waste
of money.  (at least for a trans-Atlantic circuit).  That's some
seriously expensive electronics protection.  For that cost, it'd be
cheaper to hire people to sit and at the box to replace cards when/if
something happens electronically.  ;-)

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Robert Blayzor
INOC
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http://www.inoc.net/~rblayzor/

If you unplug it fast enough, anything is hot swappable!