[nylug-talk] bandwidth exchange? (as opposed to monthly commit)

[Carl Friedberg]

It is my understanding that ISPs charge for the 95th percentile
used during any 5 minute period (Cisco switches provide average
bandwidth utilization in 5-minute chunks).

If you have a couple of really heavy 5-minute periods in a month,
you could pay a lot. So, most of those ISPs will give you a maximum
amount. I don't know what the minimum you can buy; that probably
depends on your negotiating skills. Let us know what you find.

Carl Friedberg
carl.friedberg at comets.com
www.comets.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nylug-talk-bounces at nylug.org [mailto:nylug-talk-
> bounces at nylug.org] On Behalf Of N.J. Thomas
> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 7:24 PM
> To: nylug-talk at nylug.org
> Subject: [nylug-talk] bandwidth exchange? (as opposed to monthly
> commit)
> 
> Looking to move to add another carrier for redundancy. We currently
> have
> two connections, and are shopping around for a third.
> 
> The suggestion came up that we should go with a "bandwidth exchange"
> where you only pay for what you use. It sounds good, but I'd like to
> check out what your experience with providers like that have been.
> 
> thanks,
> Thomas
> 
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> N.J. Thomas
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