Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1997 13:09:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Robert Shady <rls@mail.id.net> To: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) Cc: bminazzi@denverweb.net, isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: T1/T3 Upgrade Options? Message-ID: <199707121709.NAA08604@shell.id.net> In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19970712112601.00e16210@etinc.com> from dennis at "Jul 12, 97 11:26:09 am"
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> >There is a lot of "expensive frugality" on this thread. I see it in
> >customers all the time.
> >Many are so concerned with the hardware or upfront cost of a project,
> >they never look at the big picture.
>
> It is not "penny-wise and pound foolish" to not want to spend
> $60,000. if your requirements are only 4, 6 or 8Mb/s, which is
> the case with many small and medium size ISPs. You should
> not need that equipment (and it shouldnt cost what it does),
> but there are high performance solutions at these speeds that
> will save you big money and not compromise your needs.
I'm really not trying to start arguments here, or degrade anybody. All I
asked was if FreeBSD had a HSSI port solution. Our existing DS3 to
UUNET ran us nearly $60,000 for the equipment and we currently have it
clocked down to 12Mbit/sec. Now we have the need for another location
to have about the same amount of bandwidth, and I personally think that
$60K is way more than it should cost for us to bring in 12Mbit, or even
a single 45Mbit connection for that matter (once we upgrade). I think
Dennis hit it right on the nose.. We're not a UU-Net, or an AGIS...
I believe in spending the money and doing things the "right" way,
however, I think that if I can put off spending the extra $55K for a
few months, there will be several additional "right ways" to consider.
Let's face it folks, reality is, equipment you buy today doesn't last
very long anymore. For example, Cascade switches are dropping in
price and becoming a much more viable solution than a high-end Cisco,
who knows what new technology or price drops will happen in another
6 months or so.
Granted, if we were looking to run a dozen T1's and 2-3 DS3's off this
box, I would never even consider anything BUT a Cisco or a Cascade,
but at this point -- We're just looking for a solution to bring a
single DS3 or a fractional DS3 into our 100 Megabit switch...
-- Rob
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