I completely agree, the original "rfq" is super suspicious. There's no need to require to be specifically at One Wilshire for a single 1U server (particularly with only 10GbE interfaces, not 100), since the most effective use of being at a major interconnect point like that is only if you're prepared to incur the recurring monthly expense of many intra-building cross connects.

Realistic use by a small ISP that needs a presence there would be more like a minimum 1/4th of a cabinet in its own compartment.

On Wed, Aug 7, 2024, 6:38 PM William Herrin <bill@herrin.us> wrote:

On Wed, Aug 7, 2024 at 4:07 PM Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuhnke@gmail.com> wrote:
> Your typical cat 6A cable is significantly fatter in diameter, less flexible and [...]

Hi Eric,

All of these are excellent reasons why the DC -operator- should want
to use fiber in 10GE links.

The question was: why does a DC -customer- want 40 gigs of
specifically fiber optic connections in what is otherwise a minimum
server configuration, the sort that easily fits in 1U. The Linux
network stack would struggle to even drive 40 gigs; you'd be into very
custom network software built with something like DPDK but the guy
hasn't placed any conditions on the available network infrastructure
and connectivity except that it offer 4x 10gig fiber optic ethernet.
That's weird.

Regards,
Bill Herrin

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