RE: Equinix MPLS connectivity

[Brandon Kim <brandon.kim () brandontek com>]

My apologies! I was still finishing up my morning coffee so it hasn't kicked in yet.....

Thank you for the explanation however!

=)



> Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2010 12:12:16 -0400
> Subject: Re: Equinix MPLS connectivity
> From: morrowc.lists () gmail com
> To: brandon.kim () brandontek com
> CC: leo.woltz () gmail com; nanog () nanog org
>
> On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Brandon Kim <brandon.kim () brandontek com> wrote:
> > Hi Leo:
>
> since you are addressing my comment, probably you meant 'chris' there...
>
> > Just trying to understand the lingo. What do you mean by buying a "wave" on
> > someone's dwdm system? And what is dwdm?
>
> 'wave' - wavelength, one optical path (though a single wavelength used not many)
> 'dwdm' - dense wave division multiplexing, many optical transport
> systems today multiplex different optical wavelengths on a single
> fiber. Most optical transport vendors will sell you one wavelength
> from point to point on their system, or many waves if you need more
> than one wave's capacity.
>
> -chris
>
> > Thanks for the heads up!
> >
> >
> >
> > > Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2010 10:24:16 -0400
> > > Subject: Re: Equinix MPLS connectivity
> > > From: morrowc.lists () gmail com
> > > To: leo.woltz () gmail com
> > > CC: nanog () nanog org
> > >
> > > On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 4:22 AM, Leo Woltz <leo.woltz () gmail com> wrote:
> > > > We are looking for some MPLS connectivity between Equinix Ashburn  and
> > > > Equinix San Jose  who would the group recommend?
> > >
> > > why not just buy a wave on someone's dwdm system? (why mpls, I
> > > suppose, for what sounds like a ptp application)