Colton Conor <colton.conor@gmail.com> writes:
Some might ask why not get a cross connect to the provider. It is cheaper to buy an port on the exchange (which includes the cross connect to the exchange) than buy multiple cross connects. Plus we are planning on getting a wave to the exchange, and not having any physical routers or switches at the datacenter where the exchange/wave terminates at. Is this possible?
"Technically possible" and "advisable" are two different things. If you enjoy finger-pointing on the occasions where you are trying to smoke out performance issues, I encourage as many third, fourth, and fifth-party-managed network layers in the mix as possible. A wave with no way to test to the handoff point would of course be the icing on the cake. Are you sure you can't afford to sublet a few ru of space from someone and pay for a couple extra cross connects? -r