Paul is pretty clueful; I think he was asking for specifics as to what the layer 8/9 issues are at Equinix, rather than an explanation of what layer 8 and 9 means.
"Fly Fast", -r Justin Horstman <justin.horst...@gorillanation.com> writes: > 8 users > 9 politics and policies > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Paul WALL [mailto:pauldotw...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 10:55 AM >> To: Mehmet Akcin >> Cc: nanog@nanog.org >> Subject: Re: experience with equinix exchange >> >> What are the layer 8-9 issues? >> >> Drive Slow, >> Paul Wall >> >> On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 12:50 AM, Mehmet Akcin <meh...@akcin.net> >> wrote: >> > >> > On Nov 18, 2010, at 12:48 PM, Shacolby Jackson wrote: >> > >> >> Has anyone had any experience (good or bad) with their exchange at >> any of >> >> their major datacenters, especially Great Oaks? We're wondering if >> people >> >> really love or hate it. >> >> >> >> -shac >> > >> > >> > Equinix does a fair job running 7 layers , however the layer8 and >> layer9 seem the lacking part >> > which could have been improved greatly. in Great Oaks / SJC , they >> seem to be the largest IX >> > >> > per >> > >> > >> https://www.peeringdb.com/private/exchange_view.php?id=5&peerParticipan >> tsPublicsOrder=Sorter_policy&peerParticipantsPublicsDir=DESC >> > >> > so being there while you are in that location seems good, and they >> are reliable. >> > >> > mehmet >> >