Cassidy, I think that will be the tipping point. If I can truly get a pair of dark fibers to a data center, I think that would justify the 9 mile build out. If I can only get a wave to the data center, then I'll have to think about it a bit more.
-- Best regards, Mark mailto:[email protected] Myakka Technologies, Inc. www.Myakka.com ------ Wednesday, August 26, 2020, 2:38:32 PM, you wrote: CBL> All depends on costs. We priced out 2x10G vs 1x100G between two CBL> datacenters, and with the XC charges on both sides of the pipe CBL> for 2x10G, the 1x100G came in cheaper. CBL> If you did “B”, you could light your own 100G for the cost of a 9 mile run + dark fiber lease. >> On Aug 26, 2020, at 12:32 PM, Mark - Myakka Technologies <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> We are starting to get close enough on upstream bandwidth, where I >> need to start thinking about getting some more. >> >> Currently we have two 10G ports going to two different data centers. >> With the internet connections, IX links and current hardware, I can >> pull about 8GB max from each port. Currently in peak times we pull a >> total of about 4-5 gbps on one line and about 3-4 gbps on the other. >> It is manageable now, until an upstream goes down during peak times. >> That has only happened once and it was a bit dicey. >> >> The question is which would be "better"? >> >> A. Upgrade the two pipes to 20/40/100G whatever is the standard now. >> Buy new hardware to handle the new speeds needed. >> >> B. Build out a 9 mile fiber run to a possible POP where I can >> possibly grab some dark fiber or at least another 10G and run to a possible >> 3rd data center. >> >> I personally like B, being I can push upgrading the other two links >> down the road. This is a rural area, but a state road, so the fiber >> install won't be cheap. However, I can possibly pick up 10-15 >> customers along the way with the possibility of getting more as things >> build out. >> >> Currently the two upstreams balance themselves out. I don't >> have any fancy code doing load balancing. If I add a third to the >> mix, I'm not sure how well they will balance out. >> >> Just trying to figure out pros and cons of each. >> >> >> -- >> >> Thanks, >> Mark mailto:[email protected] >> >> Myakka Technologies, Inc. >> www.Myakka.com >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
