Luckily in our area, there are diverse routes to the POP we are in. I'm not positive about dual routers but I know there is enough traffic running through our POP that I assume they have two now since there are diverse routes to other POPs.
On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 1:15 PM, Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Agreed, just something to be aware of. And never, ever singlehome to HE or > Cogent. I was typing on my phone so I didn't want to spend a lot of time, > but another detail in addition to the single router is non diversity of > routes. > > There's places where HE has a router and will sell IP transit in a > non-major city (usually in the single largest IX point/carrier hotel) but > they don't have diverse transport routes in and out of that city. An aerial > fiber cut can take things out completely. Whereas a more expensive transit > provider such as GTT/Nlayer might reach the same city via two diverse > routes. > > > On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Seth Mattinen <se...@rollernet.us> > wrote: > >> On 4/11/16 10:13, Eric Kuhnke wrote: >> >>> If you've physically laid eyes on an HE POP in a non major city, another >>> issue is they frequently deploy with 1 router, not a redundant core pair. >>> >> >> Not really an "issue" as much as what it's worth to do or what you get at >> a certain price point. >> >> ~Seth >> > > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi>
