Re: Are the days of the showpiece NOC office display gone forever?
We are still operating ours - 27 1080P projectors - but with a skeleton crew of just 3. Given the air volume, it’s almost like outside. Everyone else is WFH. —L.B. Lady Benjamin PD Cannon, ASCE 6x7 Networks & 6x7 Telecom, LLC CEO b...@6by7.net <mailto:b...@6by7.net> "The only fully end-to-end encrypted global telecommunications company in the world.” FCC License KJ6FJJ > On Dec 16, 2020, at 12:49 PM, Eric Kuhnke wrote: > > With the covid19 situation, obviously lots of ISPs have their NOC personnel > working from home, with VPN (or remote desktop) access to all the internal > tools, VoIP at home, etc. > > In the traditional sense, by "showpiece NOC" I mean a room designed for the > purpose of having large situational awareness displays on a wall, network > weathermaps and charts, alerting systems, composed of four or more big flat > panel displays. Ideally configured to be actually useful for NOC purposes and > also something impressive looking for customer tours. > > To what extent potential customers find that sort of thing to be a signifier > of seriousness on the part of an ISP, I suppose depends on what sort of > customers they are, and their relative degree of technical sophistication. > > Are the days of such an environment gone forever? > > >
Re: The Real AI Threat?
Exactly, it’s going to be bad code on the power grid resetting generator sync devices - not “AI” that eats us. —L.B. Lady Benjamin PD Cannon, ASCE 6x7 Networks & 6x7 Telecom, LLC CEO b...@6by7.net <mailto:b...@6by7.net> "The only fully end-to-end encrypted global telecommunications company in the world.” FCC License KJ6FJJ > On Dec 11, 2020, at 9:26 AM, Miles Fidelman > wrote: > > Valdis, > > Thank you for a prime example of the REAL threat of software eating the > world. (Well that, and "rm -f *" typed by the wrong users at the wrong place > in an increasingly global file heirarchy). Meanwhile, folks are busy > watching AI scenarios on tv. > > Miles > > Valdis Klētnieks wrote: >> On Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:56:04 -0500, Max Harmony via NANOG said: >>> Programs have never done what you *want* them to do, only what you = >>> *tell* them to do. >> Amen to that - there was the time many moons ago when we launched a copy of a >> vendor's network monitoring system, and told it to auto-discover the network. >> It found all the on-campus subnets and most of the machines, and didnt seem >> to >> be doing anything else, so we all headed home. >> >> Come in the next morning, and discover that our 56k leased line to Nysernet >> (yes, *that* many moons ago) was clogged with the monitoring system trying to >> do SNMP probes against a significant fraction of the Internet in the >> Northeast. >> >> Things apparently went particularly pear-shaped when it discovered the >> MIT/Boston >> routing swamp... >> >> And of course, we *told* it "discover the network", when we *meant* "discover >> the network in this one /16.". Fortunately, it didn't support "discover the >> network and perform security scans on machines" - but I'm sure there's at >> least >> one security-scanning package out there that makes this same whoopsie all too >> easy to do, 3+ decades later... >> > > > -- > In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. > In practice, there is. Yogi Berra > > Theory is when you know everything but nothing works. > Practice is when everything works but no one knows why. > In our lab, theory and practice are combined: > nothing works and no one knows why. ... unknown
Re: The Real AI Threat?
You know what happens in early slackware or RHEL if you type “killall” with no args, as root? I do :) It does, exactly what you tell it to do... —L.B. Lady Benjamin PD Cannon, ASCE 6x7 Networks & 6x7 Telecom, LLC CEO b...@6by7.net <mailto:b...@6by7.net> "The only fully end-to-end encrypted global telecommunications company in the world.” FCC License KJ6FJJ > On Dec 10, 2020, at 4:53 PM, Valdis Klētnieks wrote: > > On Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:56:04 -0500, Max Harmony via NANOG said: >> Programs have never done what you *want* them to do, only what you = >> *tell* them to do. > > Amen to that - there was the time many moons ago when we launched a copy of a > vendor's network monitoring system, and told it to auto-discover the network. > It found all the on-campus subnets and most of the machines, and didnt seem to > be doing anything else, so we all headed home. > > Come in the next morning, and discover that our 56k leased line to Nysernet > (yes, *that* many moons ago) was clogged with the monitoring system trying to > do SNMP probes against a significant fraction of the Internet in the > Northeast. > > Things apparently went particularly pear-shaped when it discovered the > MIT/Boston > routing swamp... > > And of course, we *told* it "discover the network", when we *meant* "discover > the network in this one /16.". Fortunately, it didn't support "discover the > network and perform security scans on machines" - but I'm sure there's at > least > one security-scanning package out there that makes this same whoopsie all too > easy to do, 3+ decades later... >
3rd party IPTV solutions bundling Netflix?
We’re beginning alpha testing of our residential services, and I want to offer IPTV. To get off the ground, we’re white-labeling, are there any providers you like out there that can bundle Netflix as well as local/broadcast networks to my residential customers? I think that’d be a nice to have along with no data caps/FTTH. —L.B. Lady Benjamin PD Cannon, ASCE 6x7 Networks & 6x7 Telecom, LLC CEO b...@6by7.net <mailto:b...@6by7.net> "The only fully end-to-end encrypted global telecommunications company in the world.” FCC License KJ6FJJ
Re: Cable Company Hotspots
Rod, that’s exactly how they are delivering it. Unclear wether it’s over a separately provisioned bandwidth channel, or wether it shares the aggregate capacity of the HFC. I tend to agree, as the only hotspot service, customer CPE is generally inadequate. However it can be a nice supplement, and some carriers are now experimenting with unlicensed CBRS chipsets in their CPE as well. —L.B. Lady Benjamin PD Cannon, ASCE 6x7 Networks & 6x7 Telecom, LLC CEO b...@6by7.net <mailto:b...@6by7.net> "The only fully end-to-end encrypted global telecommunications company in the world.” FCC License KJ6FJJ > On Nov 20, 2020, at 3:26 PM, Rod Beck wrote: > > Hey Gang, > > How do the cable companies generally deliver this service? A friend insists > it piggybacks off the WIFI radios of existing cable company subscribers. In > other words, the cable company WIFI router in a flat is providing both a > private link for the flat's subscriber, but also a public hotspot service. > > I concede it is possible, but I am skeptical that the high quality of hotspot > service we get here in Budapest could be achieved that way. > > > > Roderick Beck > VP of Business Development > United Cable Company > www.unitedcablecompany.com <http://www.unitedcablecompany.com/> > New York City & Budapest > rod.b...@unitedcablecompany.com <mailto:rod.b...@unitedcablecompany.com> > Budapest: 36-70-605-5144 > NJ: 908-452-8183
Re: A letter from the CEO
Hi all, we never intended to spam the list, that was a total screw-up on our part, one I take full responsibility for. A list of exclusions got included. Please accept my sincere apologies. Our key differentiator is that we encrypt our backbone links. All of ‘em. So we say we’re another layer to get through in a security policy. Idea being your data are marginally safer with us than being blasted in the clear. Again, sorry for including the list in our list like total nimrods. —L.B. Lady Benjamin PD Cannon, ASCE 6x7 Networks & 6x7 Telecom, LLC CEO b...@6by7.net <mailto:b...@6by7.net> "The only fully end-to-end encrypted global telecommunications company in the world.” FCC License KJ6FJJ > On Nov 20, 2020, at 3:20 PM, Mel Beckman wrote: > > I’m sure the implication that “safe, secure” refers to less susceptibility to > eavesdropping. But of course fiber can still be tapped trivially with > angle-of-incidence intercept taps. > > -mel > >> On Nov 20, 2020, at 3:09 PM, Aaron C. de Bruyn via NANOG >> wrote: >> >> >> > high speed, safe, secure global fiber connectivity >> >> More importantly, can someone tell me what 'safe global fiber connectivity' >> is? As opposed to 'unsafe global fiber connectivity'? >> >> Do these guys have the market cornered on not string fiber optic cable at >> throat-level across roads or something? >> >> Freaking marketing droids. >> >> -A >> >> On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 2:25 PM Josh Luthman > <mailto:j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>> wrote: >> Got this message to me directly as well as through the list. >> >> @6x7 this list is *NOT* to be scrapped for email addresses for your >> marketing purposes. This is complete garbage. I'll be sending a message >> directly to k...@6by7.net <mailto:k...@6by7.net> as well. >> >> Josh Luthman >> 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 5:19 PM 6x7 Networks - Lady Benjamin, CEO >> mailto:b...@6by7.net>> wrote: >> >> A letter from the CEO of 6x7: >> >> 6x7 Networks and Communications Authority of Kenya announce type approval to >> import 8tbps/second internet routers. >> >> Hi, Lady Benjamin from 6x7 here, and I'm proud to share with you an update >> on me and the company. >> >> Through our adjunct division, 6x7 just received type approval from the >> Kenyan government to import core routers capable of over 8tbps (8 terrabits >> per second). This will enable us to enter the Kenyan IP transit and >> transport markets, and service both datacenter and soon office buildings and >> eventually residences with high speed, safe, secure global fiber >> connectivity. The market in Kenya is severely impacted now due to limited >> fiber availability, and 6x7 will leverage it's undersea connections to bring >> more wholesale bandwidth into the area, creating the economy by which we >> expect to grow. >> >> Thanks for reading, I'll be doing a regular set of these newsletters, and if >> you like them or want to reach out, please contact us at k...@6by7.net >> <mailto:k...@6by7.net>! >> >> -LB >> Ms. Lady Benjamin Cannon, ASCE. >> Find Out More >> >> <https://6x7networks.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6fbc79e84e5db9abf437b9601=bbe4d4273c=f2fa5478c3> >> >> <https://6x7networks.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6fbc79e84e5db9abf437b9601=46c94e71a4=f2fa5478c3> >> >> <https://6x7networks.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6fbc79e84e5db9abf437b9601=314e9f7bda=f2fa5478c3> >> >> <https://6x7networks.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6fbc79e84e5db9abf437b9601=6e8fd20b2b=f2fa5478c3> >> >> <https://6x7networks.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6fbc79e84e5db9abf437b9601=2f49e3bd7c=f2fa5478c3> >> Copyright © 2020 6x7 Networks, LLC, All rights reserved. >> You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. >> >> Our mailing address is: >> 6x7 Networks, LLC >> 44 montgomery st >> suite 2310 >> San Francisco, CA 94104 >> >> Add us to your address book >> <https://6x7networks.us19.list-manage.com/vcard?u=6fbc79e84e5db9abf437b9601=4c3cb64e29> >> >> Want to change how you receive these emails? >> You can update your preferences >> <https://6x7networks.us19.list-manage.com/profile?u=6fbc79e84e5db9abf437b9601=4c3cb64e29=f2fa5478c3> >> or unsubscribe from this list >> <https://6x7networks.us19.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=6fbc79e84e5db9abf437b9601=4c3cb64e29=f2fa5478c3=e143c275a6>. >> >> >> >> <http://www.mailchimp.com/email-referral/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter_medium=email_campaign=referral_marketing=6fbc79e84e5db9abf437b9601=1> >>
Re: 100G over 100 km of dark fiber
Very impressive! Can you share your fiber type and link-loss? —L.B. Lady Benjamin PD Cannon, ASCE 6x7 Networks & 6x7 Telecom, LLC CEO b...@6by7.net <mailto:b...@6by7.net> "The only fully end-to-end encrypted global telecommunications company in the world.” FCC License KJ6FJJ > On Oct 30, 2020, at 9:03 AM, Tarko Tikan wrote: > > hey, > >> If it’s just a single 100G channel needed you could try 100GBASE-ZR4. >> Specified for 80km, 30db power budget they could actually reach more the >> 80km. >> Dispersion should also be „no" problem in the 1310nm length. I have to say >> that I never tried this on 100km distance without coherent solutions. > > Just to add to my original suggestion, we just did 100G-ZR4 over 30dB link > with pre-FEC BER 3.174E-11. > > As OP is asking for a solution for 25dB I don't see any reason why ZR4 would > not work and why you would need coherent, amplifiers or any other additional > solution except when you are limited by QSFP28 SFF power. > > -- > tarko
