12 Feb
2025
12 Feb
'25
10:24 a.m.
On 2/12/25 10:32, Thomas Mieslinger via NANOG wrote:
"Just" using IATA 3 letter airport codes is not good enough in my opinion because you usally have multiple datacenters/CoLos/PoPs around a bigger airport like MCI or FRA
This. We use the IATA 3-letter city codes, but then also create a 3-letter abbreviation for the data centre hosting the kit (adding a 1, 2, 3, e.t.c., alongside that since some data centres have multiple facilities in the same city) or building. Mark.