Re: Upstream / Handoff UPS?

2013-11-07 Thread Brandon Galbraith
Working with Comcast and their ethernet product, they don't battery back the on-site gear (fiber/ethernet switch), but I do get a phone call within minutes of them noticing the switch they provided is down. They care enough to call me, but battery backup is my/our responsibility. Brandon On Thu,

RE: Upstream / Handoff UPS?

2013-10-31 Thread Otis L. Surratt, Jr.
-Original Message- From: Kenny Kant [mailto:akennyk...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 12:35 AM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Upstream / Handoff UPS? We have tons of circuits with various providers. Often times the demarc / handoff switch from the provider is not running on

Re: Upstream / Handoff UPS?

2013-10-31 Thread Justin Wilson
I have several clients who have cisco Metro Ethernet switches on Fiber circuits. The provider just provided the switch and expects the client to deal with the power. The rational is if the switch is not up it's not our fault. Justin -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net MTCNA ­ CCNA ­

Re: Upstream / Handoff UPS?

2013-10-30 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 10/30/13, 10:34 PM, Kenny Kant wrote: Am I wrong to think that the demarc from the provider is a sacred thing that should only be touched by said provider. Thus they should provide their own battery system? Is it normal for this equipment not to be battery protected? We are not dealing