----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Helms" <khe...@zcorum.com>
> Here's the thing, over the time frame your describing you're probably going > to have to look at more fiber runs just because of growth in areas that you > didn't build for before. Even if you nail the total growth of homes and > businesses in your area your chances of getting both the numbers right > _and_ the locations are pretty slim. Also, you're going to have to replace > gear no matter where it is core or nodes on a ring. Granted gear that > lives in a CO can be less expensive but its not that much of a difference > (~1% of gear costs). Having a ring topology is basically the best way > we've come up with as of yet to hedge your bets, especially since you > can extend your ring when you need. In most cases that's true. My city, however, is built so close to 100% that I don't think it matters much. Over 2500 units per sqmi. The problem with gear in the ring isn't cost. It's OAM&P, and upgrades, and distributed emergency power, and, and, and... Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink j...@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA #natog +1 727 647 1274