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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 15/Dec/18 12:44, Mike Hammett wrote:<br>
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10pt; color: #000000">heh, cross connects are indeed a major
issue. I have a need for > 10G transport. My equipment
supports 40G. The carriers aren't terribly interested in doing
40G transport (at least not at a reasonable price, one quote was
over 4x a 10G). 100G-capable switches cost too much. Equinix
charges as much for a pair of cross connects as a 10G wave.
Carriers aren't likely to be interested in using bidi optics or
passive WDM to overcome the ridiculous cross connect charges.<br>
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This all complicates how one chooses transport. There's no easy
path forward.<br>
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I think the Juniper MX204 is not a bad way to deliver reasonably
inexpensive 100Gbps ports to customers. The box is reasonably priced
and is, essentially, an MPC7 in a pizza jacket.<br>
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If an operator is not overly religious about what box they hook
high-capacity customers (40Gbps+) into, the MX204 is a good way to
start offering affordable 40Gbps and 100Gbps services.<br>
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Mark.<br>
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