You're tough, Bill! I do not know any more about this program than from the link, but it appeals to me at various levels. Notably: "Funds are available for training, community/regional development, and equipment purchases such as switches, optic modules, servers, and routers." Not enough people really understand BGP, nor the need for an internet to be an internet, and sometimes the capex needed to put in a better switch or router, just isn't there.
So in particular, I would love to see efforts to make the need for IXPs more understandable. A couple weeks ago isoc also came out with a $12M program to support internet resilience. I have been watching several WISPs boast today how their networks stayed up (with adequate backup power and meshy links) when their fiber competitors didn't, in the current cold/snow snap... I have been looking also, into cheaper gear that can do this job, built around DANOS and SONIC. There's one switch for $1400 base cost that looked really good, built around that. Flaws: This is support for the traditional IXP model, which does not include middle mile/backhaul to another IXP hub. It does, however, have a carveout for IP transit to attract CDNs, but it's really not the same thing. Doesn't have a carve-out for software development. I think it really sad that so many seem to think that happens magically, and for free, nowadays. On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 10:46 AM Bill Woodcock <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Jan 16, 2024, at 16:09, Dave Taht via Nnagain > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > this is the kind of initiative I can get behind. > > What, specifically, do you find admirable about it? > > -Bill > -- 40 years of net history, a couple songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9RGX6QFm5E Dave Täht CSO, LibreQos _______________________________________________ Nnagain mailing list [email protected] https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/nnagain
