Re: Free Open Source Network Operating Systems
Been a long time since I’ve messed with it but Vyatta may be worth looking at. https://vyos.io/ On Sat, Mar 9, 2019 at 09:09 Colton Conor wrote: > What free, opensouce, network operating systems currently exist that run > on whitebox broadcom or other merchant silicon switches? > > I know Cumulus is very popular, but I don't believe they have a free > version that runs on whitebox switches right? Only on a virtual machine > from what I can tell. > > I think if one of these vendors would release a free and truly opensource > network operating system, with the option for paid support if needed, then > whitebox switching would really take off. This would be similar to the > Redhat model, but for the networking world. > > Right now, the cost of the whitebox plus a paid network operating system > seems to equal the same cost as a discounted Juniper, Cisco, or Arista. I > am not seeing the savings on paper. > > If we could just buy the whitebox hardware, and have a free operating > system on there, then financially whitebox switches would be half the cost > of a similar Cisco switch after discount. > > Am I missing something? > > > -- :Luke Marrott
Rate Limiting and Bit Counting
I'm looking to evaluate some solutions for Rate limiting and bit counting / metering. I am not really interested in Filtering packets by application or protocol, just delivering bandwidth at a defined service level based on endpoint IP. I would also like to have the option to track how much data is transferred per endpoint for potential metering. I already use a smaller sandvine at another location and we are satisfied with it but this would be a bigger project so I am looking for alternatives. Does anyone have any experience with hardware like this they could recommend? Thanks, :Luke
Re: IPv6 Availability on XO
We have a 10GigE connection with XO in Utah and have gotten little to no response from XO on our IPv6 requests for months. We finally got our L3 IPv6, but they don't have a complete routing table. :Luke Marrott On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Jonathan Lassoff j...@thejof.com wrote: On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Ryan Rawdon r...@u13.net wrote: I've heard some mixed reports of XO's IPv6 availability - some that they have full deployment/availability, but others like the answer back from our XO reseller that XO does not offer IPv6 on circuits under 45mbit/s. What is the experience of NANOG on this matter, particularly with XO connectivity under 45mbit/s? Interesting. Perhaps they haven't plumbed native v6 throughout their network? For comparison, I'm currently running some native IPv6 over XO in the San Francisco Bay Area (homed off of an XO router in Fremont, CA). The circuit is GigE. Cheers, jof
ITU G.992.5 Annex M - ADSL2+M Questions
I've been looking up information on the Annex M Standard today and am unable to find any ISPs in the US offering this. Can anyone tell me if there are providers in the US using the Annex M standards and increased upstream with it, or if not is there a good reason why its not being done yet? Thanks! :Luke Marrott
Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband
One thing that I think service providers take into account is that while many people still have phones that do not have their own power source, battery backups for home computers aren't that common as a general rule. There is no need to have battery backup for internet services if the computer doesn't have power. :Luke On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Walter Keen walter.k...@rainierconnect.net wrote: I agree, while the majority of government and service providers have the opinion that POTS is a lifeline service, and ethernet is not, I disagree. I know the service provider I work for is starting to change their views on this, but it will take time for the general populous of managers, etc throughout the nation to realize this. William Herrin wrote: On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Carlos Alcantar[1]car...@race.com wrote: The dropping of internet is done on purpose to preserve the battery for the pots when ac power is lost. This is an actual setting in just about all manufacturers of ftth equipment. You'll probably have a hard time to get them to change the profile on the equipment tho but it is possible. Hi Carlos, I realize why it's done. I merely point out that there are common configurations in which the having the FTTH NID power the POTS circuitry and drop the Internet circuitry is exactly the opposite of correct. Where instead of preserving access to emergency responders, it is intentionally designed to cut that access. Regards, Bill Herrin -- Walter Keen Network Technician Rainier Connect (o) 360-832-4024 (c) 253-302-0194 References 1. mailto:car...@race.com -- :Luke Marrott
FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband
I read an article on DSL Reports the other day ( http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Please-Define-Broadband-104056), in which the FCC has a document requesting feedback on the definition of Broadband. What are your thoughts on what the definition of Broadband should be going forward? I would assume this will be the standard definition for a number of years to come. Thanks. -- :Luke Marrott
