[asterisk-users] Teliax Quality of Service

[Douglas Garstang]

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> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 8:56 AM
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> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Teliax Quality of Service
> 
> Steve Totaro wrote:
> > Anthony Francis wrote:
> >
> >> Tim Panton wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> On 5 Aug 2007, at 06:54, Douglas Garstang wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> I don't think creating a network without a single point of
failure
> >>>> is unreasonable.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> It's impossible. I can't think of a single example where this
> >>> actually exists.
> >>>
> >>> 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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > 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!

Good grief. No, you have two physical collocations. One in say in Nevada
or Idaho (least likely states to suffer natural disasters) and one in
New York.