rebus9
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| reply to Matt
Re: All that money yet a 400 GB cap said by Matt:If a data center doesn't have at least 3 Tier-1 connections plus multiple GigE links to public peering points, the bandwidth you're buying is oversold. Collectively, the entire internet is oversold. Some parts of it moreso than others.
For example, the Level3 POP in Tampa (their gateway facility at 7909 Woodland Center), which is in the middle of their southeast ring, has 20 Gbps of capacity facing north to Jacksonville and south to Miami.
I can assure you, they cumulatively sell a LOT more than 20 Gbps aggregate to their customers in the Tampa Bay region.
Yes, they oversell. So does everybody. But as long as you engineer for your current and near-term expected traffic-- and ramp up capacity as trends indicate-- this is neither problematic nor irresponsible.
So please stop using the "oversold" bit. It's nothing more than a marketing pitch from guys with big hair who know nothing about engineering a network. |
