[asterisk-users] Teliax Quality of Service

[SIP]

Steve Totaro wrote:
> Anthony Francis wrote:
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>> Tim Panton wrote:
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>>> On 5 Aug 2007, at 06:54, Douglas Garstang wrote:
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>>>> I don't think creating a network without a single point of failure  
>>>> is unreasonable.
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>>> It's impossible. I can't think of a single example where this  
>>> actually exists.
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>>> Getting even close is hideously expensive.
>>>
>>> Tim, speaking for himself :-)
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>> In fact, the only people who would say something like this are folks who 
>> have never PHYSICALLY implemented a network, they simply don't 
>> understand the limitations involved.
>>
>> Anthony
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> What if a train derails and slices through the main fiber connections.  
> OK, so you have XO, Global Crossing, Verizon, and UCN all for 
> redundancy.  Well guess what?  They are all most likely running over 
> those strands of fiber.  You better have a VSAT connection too!
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
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And then your customers complain not about lack of availability, but 
about the hideous delay caused by the sat latency. ;)

All SIP deployments should come with emergency communications kits 
consisting of two cans and a spool of string.

N.