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Re: Less than $1/mbit....

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:38:48 EDT

Rojo posted : Thank you for explaining the acronyms. Wish more would do that :)

Re: Less than $1/mbit....

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:35:02 EDT

whfsdude posted :

I don't believe Comcast is providing a guarantee or CDR under this residential grade service. While speeds may reach the stated maximum, bandwidth is still shared between users out of the same CMTS/head-end

Correct. It doesn't come with a CDR or SLA. However, it does use their MetroE infrastructure.

Re: Less than $1/mbit....

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:03:38 EDT

Crookshanks posted : There is no CMTS here, it's essentially their metro area ethernet product. It isn't dedicated in the sense that you get an SLR/CDR, but I would wager that the only bottleneck on such a connection is the ability of Comcast's peering partners to move enough bits to peg the connection.

My employer doesn't even get a CDR to the internet, it's only dedicated to the edges of Time Warner's network, which is all any provider can promise.

Re: Less than $1/mbit....

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:00:47 EDT

depster posted :

said by Crookshanks:

.... which is a very great deal for an effectively dedicated connection, presuming they have enough back-haul to support it.

I would stop short of calling this a dedicated connection, and it should not be compared to your employers dedicated business connection.

My understanding of terminology is that a "dedicated connection" allocates you a CDR (committed data rate) directly to the providers POP (point of presence), where the data is off-loaded to other providers.

I don't believe Comcast is providing a guarantee or CDR under this residential grade service. While speeds may reach the stated maximum, bandwidth is still shared between users out of the same CMTS/head-end

Less than $1/mbit....

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:35:56 EDT

Crookshanks posted : .... which is a very great deal for an effectively dedicated connection, presuming they have enough back-haul to support it. My employer pays many times that per mbit/s for a MAE connection from Time Warner. Heck, a residential DSL/DOCSIS connection costs more per mbit/s, and that's not dedicated.

Can't say I'd drop the coin on it, but it's an impressive product nonetheless. I wonder if you can get it with a fixed IP even though it's a residential product? Bonus points if they'll let you adjust the PTR record to your own domain, and don't block any ports.