NANOG67 - Tipping point of community and sponsor bashing?

Mon Jun 20 05:38:01 UTC 2016

On 17/Jun/16 19:31, Seth Mattinen wrote:

>  
>
> 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.