On 7/22/09 9:48 AM, Jim Wininger <jwinin...@indianafiber.net> wrote: > What do you consider a "small start-up ISP"? What kind of upstream > connectivity are you considering (or at least falls under the category of > small isp) bandwidht, bgp etc?
two or three upstreams - OC-12 to 1G to each (BGP full tables) three "POPs" meshed together >> On 7/22/09 9:39 AM, "R. Benjamin Kessler" <r...@mnsginc.com> wrote: >> There has been a lot of good feedback regarding the deficiencies of the >> 7600 platform... >> >> So, the new question is: what platforms should a small, start-up ISP >> consider when looking to provide Ethernet services to their customers? >> >> - Scalability - 100M, 1G, 10G access speeds (backplane limitations, >> number of ports per chassis, etc.) >> - MPLS Capabilities >> - QoS Features >> - Ease of configuration and support, etc. (finding NOC talent, scripting >> tools, etc.) >> - Software/Hardware "stability" and "longevity" (we don't want something >> that is brand-new and therefore "buggy" nor do we want something that is >> going EOL next year) >> - Bang for the buck (both acquisition and on-going maintenance and >> support) >> >> I'm sure I'm missing a lot of things...are there any good presentations >> from previous NANOG meetings that one should review? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Ben >>