Nick To coin a phrase. rubbish! This model works irrespective of network size.
Regards, Neil. Sent from my iPhone > On 27 Mar 2014, at 12:55, "Nick Hilliard" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 27/03/2014 12:00, Neil J. McRae wrote: >> If I need scale I can get a circuit and put a router on site and get a >> bunch of other benefits and then get the real benefits of being at an IXP >> in whole rather than virtually, with better QoE and a lot more certainty >> about shared fates. YMMV. > > the same argument can be made about using PNIs instead of IXPs for > interconnection. > > Provisioned properly, most service providers aren't going to see much of a > practical difference between connecting to their IXP over a switch and > connecting directly with a router. For a larger organisations, it makes > less sense to put a switch in the middle but let's face it, most > organisations which connect to IXPs aren't giants. > > So yes: "YMMV". Mileage varies quite a good chunk across the sort of > provider profile you see at IXPs. Don't write off something which makes > plenty of sense for a small organisation just because it makes almost none > for a large one. > > Nick > >
