O really... On Sep 11, 2016 4:07 PM, "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
> Like to get an IX in SLC. > > *From:* Cassidy B. Larson <c...@infowest.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, September 11, 2016 2:58 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Upstream, going beyond 1 gig > > Do you have a connection to the closest internet exchange? Usually it's > cheaper to get a 10G pipe to the exchange and pick up free bandwidth from > Netflix/Google/Akamai/etc rather then upgrade your upstream pipes. Plus > once you're at the IX with a router/switch you could easily pick up an > inexpensive upstream carrier there rather than paying for multiple big > pipes back to your area. This is what we do. Saves a lot. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 11, 2016, at 14:46, TJ Trout <t...@voltbb.com> wrote: > > I currently have two 1g upstreams and quickly running out of capacity, how > have you guys handled this in the past for those that have been through > this? Do you upgrade one pipe and hope it doesn't go down? Upgrade them > both to the same speed ? > > Also for these two providers its super expensive for a 10g port even with > 1g bandwidth, looks like I'll have to get multiple 1g pipes before it makes > since to go with a single 10g port, how have you done this? Just multiple > bgp sessions? > > I don't understand the logic of charging so much more for a 10g interface > when it's lighting the same glass? > >
