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Twinax trivia check (was Re: Is there such a thing as a 10GBase-T SFP+ transciever)
by Larry Sheldon 02 Feb '14

02 Feb '14

On 2/1/2014 10:40 PM, Jima wrote: > +1. Cisco calls them Twinax, HP calls them DACs. I don't know what > anyone else calls them as it hasn't come up in conversation for me. I thought "Twinax" was an IBMish MILSPEC term. -- Requiescas in pace o email Two identifying characteristics of System Administrators: Ex turpi causa non oritur actio Infallibility, and the ability to learn from their mistakes. (Adapted from Stephen Pinker)

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Ad Hoc Education Committee Call for Volunteers
by Siegel, David 02 Feb '14

02 Feb '14

Dear NANOG community, In August 2012, Steve Gibbard placed the first call for community volunteers to help establish a NANOG education initiative, which would put together a NANOG-created educational program for junior (and possibly more advanced) network operators. I am happy to report, thanks to the help of those original volunteers, the initial work has proven successful! The Education Series is adopted and an Ad Hoc committee structure has been approved and supported by the NANOG Board. I have agreed to serve as Chair of the Ad Hoc Education Committee and seek volunteers to continue with the committee work. Please consider volunteering your time and effort in support of this NANOG activity. Committee Objectives: * Build a unified branding and message about NANOG's unique position and community * Develop mutually rewarding agreements with instructors and students * Maintain the sense of community and accessibility in class syllabus and instructional materials * Develop and deploy a portfolio of classes that meet the broad range of students. Committee Member Expectations: * Recruit a minimum of 1 instructor per calendar year. * Attend 75% of all scheduled committee calls. * Attend 66% of all NANOG meetings over the course of their two-year term. * Observe two classes over the course of their two-year term. * volunteer up to 10 hours in the 12 weeks leading into a class and an additional 15 hours all year round We are seeking volunteers to fill the following positions: Vice-Chair, Program Director, Instruction Director, and Technical Director, and members at large. If you are interested in participating, please send a short bio to Betty Burke, NANOG Executive Director, betty(a)nanog.org<mailto:betty@nanog.org>. Betty can also answer any and all questions you may have. Betty or I will be sure to follow-up with each volunteer and get our important work underway. Sincerely, Dave Siegel

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Internet Society survey regarding Network Operator involvement with the IETF
by John Curran 02 Feb '14

02 Feb '14

NANOGers - The folks at the Internet Society are looking for input into how network operators are (or are not) involved in IETF standards development. To that end, they've put together a short survey for network operators on this topic and are asking for help in getting the message out about it. The survey is available here: <https://internetsociety2.wufoo.com/forms/operators-and-the-ietf/> Some additional background info available here - <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140130_how_do_we_get_more_network_operator_…> If you feel so inclined, please complete the survey; it looks to be relatively short/painless. Thanks! /John

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Is there such a thing as a 10GBase-T SFP+ transciever
by james jones 02 Feb '14

02 Feb '14

I would like to know if anyone has seen one of these? If so where? Also if they don't exist why? It would seem to me that it would make it a lot easier to play mix and match with fiber in the DC if they did. Would be so hard to make the 1G SFPs faster (trying to be funny here not arrogant). -James

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Level3 - Las Vegas - issues?
by Petter Bruland 01 Feb '14

01 Feb '14

Are there anyone from Level3 here, who can tell me if there are issues with Level3 in Las Vegas area? We're hosted out of the Switch SuperNAP, and we're having high packet loss on two different Internet circuits. And at 9:30 AM PST we had no connectivity to all our 70+ remote locations spread all over US on different carriers, from our VPN hub hosted on Level3 Any feedback is much appreciated, thanks! -Petter Petter Bruland | Network Engineer Allegiant Travel Company

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