Re: The Making of a Router

[Baldur Norddahl <baldur.norddahl () gmail com>]

On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 3:14 AM, Jon Lewis <jlewis () lewis org> wrote:

> On Fri, 27 Dec 2013, Baldur Norddahl wrote:
>
>  Another told Nick Cameo that if he can afford a 10G link, he can afford
> > Juniper. You could not be more wrong. The 10G uplink goes for $0 in
> > initial
> > fee and less than $4k / month with unlimited traffic. The Juniper gear is
> > $100k up front for two routers able to handle the 10G links.
> >
> > What I get from you guys is that in your opinion it is not possible to set
> > up a small ISP without spending a ton on Juniper or Cisco. I am not buying
> > that.
>
> Small ISPs don't need 10gb transit connections.  Even if you did want
> cisco gear capable of handling 10gb transit, it can be done on the
> secondary market for a fraction of that $100k figure.

We are a small ISP that sells 1000/1000 service to our customers. It seems
wise to have larger pipe upstream than what you are selling...

Regards,

Baldur