Fair point.. but in real life, isn't that true for everything... I say the same .... be familiar(honest awareness) with the limits (limitations) and capabilities of your specific solution, be it a 'dyi' or a commercial solution, before pushing it to the limit. Unless of course, you have factored in the ability to deal with the consequences. Most 'DYI' solutions, make the non-techy bean counters very nervous, and seeing a major 'name brand' label for some odd reason makes them real comfortable, ir-respective of the capabilities or function of either solution. If you have to answer to the bean counters, then this is a very valid point to be considered. :) Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: Support@Snappytelecom.net ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jared Mauch" <jared@puck.nether.net> To: "Faisal Imtiaz" <faisal@snappytelecom.net> Cc: "Eugeniu Patrascu" <eugen@imacandi.net>, "North American Network Operators' Group" <nanog@nanog.org> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 4:04:12 PM Subject: Re: The Making of a Router
On Dec 27, 2013, at 3:37 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <faisal@snappytelecom.net> wrote:
e.g. If someone says I need a 10g interface, why is it automatically assumed that the router is going to be running @ Full Line Rate ?
Those of us with experience know that when “something bad(tm)” happens, those features and “expensive silicon” start to show some ROI. Is it a full trade-off? Depends on the risks of your business and exposure.
You can get some inexpensive hardware to do fairly fancy features these days. That can be very good, but caries that risk. Make sure you evaluate it carefully.
- Jared