We have both QMOE (Qwest Metro Optical Ethernet) and XO MPLS. I like the QMOE because i control the routing and it's really fast and reliable. They put in a switch on my sites and all my QMOE sites are just a private VLAN on their network. If they already have a QMOE Switch onsite like in a big shared building, they'll just have you run ethernet/fiber to them depending on the distance.
MPLS is a pain for me though. Even though we have our own routers, i have ask them to add any new LAN Subnets and it takes them 24 hours to put a route on their end so i can start using those new LAN IPs... Although one nice thing about MPLS is it can use just about any medium. I have 1-4 T1s bonded in some locations. Mostly 2xT1 for 3Mb.. some 4XT1 for 6Mb. I got some 10Mb locations (they put in a box that plugs into 7xT1s) and they hand it off to me via 10Mb Ethernet. I would say go for the Metro Ethernet if you can.. it's good stuff. :) going from a T1 to 100Mb is crazy awesome! -Ben On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr < [email protected]> wrote: > Isn't "Metro Ethernet" a MAN shared network solution, sold by companies > that want to sub-lease their existing unused links? > > Or am I thinking of something else...? > > -- > ME2 > > > > On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 6:27 AM, Tom Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yesterday I had a discussion with our Internet/point-to-point provider. >> I am considering increasing my point-to-point bandwidth connections at all >> of my sites. Cox, my provider, has a new product called "Metro Ethernet" >> which essentially brings ethernet to the WAN, and this would be an option. >> My PTP connections would be replaced with ethernet. I could plug the >> ethernet cable into my router or for small sites just right into the office >> switch (and vlan do whatever as I would please). Cox tells me this is the >> "next generation" of WAN routing. It would be up to me to tag traffic that >> I consider critical (voice, ICA, etc) which would receive priority. Easy >> enough. >> >> Here is some info: >> http://www.coxbusiness.com/products/data/metroethernet.html >> >> This could simplify things here and I would not have to purchase routers >> for all of my remote sites if I didn't want to do so. And for my core >> switches here I wouldn't need those expensive PRI/T1 cards that I currently >> use. >> >> Anyone using this? I'm not a routing expert (I do enough to get the sites >> connected but spend most of my time on other things) so opinions/comments >> appreciated. Cost-wise it's a little more per month but with less hardware >> it would probably be a wash. >> >> If it matters my Cox point-to-point circuits are very reliable and rarely >> go down. Only the type-2 circuits have issues (Verizon issues usually). >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is >> for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential >> and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or >> distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please >> contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original >> message. >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
