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Re: Arista Support Contract

by Richard Laager

> On Feb 1, 2018, at 19:50, Andrew Hoyos <hoyosa(a)GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I’m a numbers guy - can you fill in the blanks on what 1yr vs 3yr contract costs are, and what’s in the bank now vs what’s expected when folks pay this years port fees? The numbers are deliberately missing. Vendors tend to expect/require confidentiality on pricing. I can take numbers from you though. If you wish to share your thoughts on what 1 vs 3 year ratios are fair, a minimum balance for MICE to maintain, etc., please do. -- Richard

Feb. 2, 2018

Re: Arista Support Contract

by Richard Laager

> On Feb 1, 2018, at 19:45, Jeremy Lumby <jlumby(a)MNVOIP.COM> wrote: > > It is also a nice time to call for any donations. On donations, free money is obviously great, but we do need to watch the 85% rule now that we are a co-op. If someone is interested in donating, please contact me off-list. Paying your port fees invoice promptly is also helpful here. -- Richard

Feb. 2, 2018

Re: Arista Support Contract

by David Farmer

+1 Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 1, 2018, at 19:45, Jeremy Lumby <jlumby(a)MNVOIP.COM> wrote: > > I think it is worth getting the discount even though it draws the account down quite a bit. Thanks Arista for allowing the split. It is also a nice time to call for any donations. If anyone has been thinking about donating, but was on the fence about when, now would be a great time! > > -----Original Message----- > From: MICE Discuss [mailto:MICE-DISCUSS@LISTS.IPHOUSE.NET] On Behalf Of Richard Laager > Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2018 6:52 PM > To: MICE-DISCUSS(a)LISTS.IPHOUSE.NET > Subject: [MICE-DISCUSS] Arista Support Contract > > MICE is responsible for the on-going support contract costs for the main > Arista switch. This was factored into the design of the port fees. > > We have received quotes from Arista. As is customary, the three-year > price is cheaper per year than the one-year price. The savings is > non-trivial, especially relative to our annual revenue, so I think it > would be wise to purchase the three-year contract. > > The three-year contract cost is more than our current cash balance. > After we collect this year's port fees, we will be able to cover it > while keeping a reasonable reserve. However, we need to do something > sooner, as it needs to be renewed this month. Fortunately, Arista has > offered to let us split the order in two halves to avoid us drawing the > bank balance too close to zero. > > Does the membership have any input they'd like to provide the board in > this matter? > > -- > Richard

Feb. 2, 2018

Re: Arista Support Contract

by Andrew Hoyos

I’m a numbers guy - can you fill in the blanks on what 1yr vs 3yr contract costs are, and what’s in the bank now vs what’s expected when folks pay this years port fees? I’m sure it’s a no brainer to go with the 3year option, but having actual numbers to back it up are helpful here :) Also, with the order split scenario, when would they expect payments? Thanks! — Andrew Hoyos hoyosa(a)gmail.com > On Feb 1, 2018, at 6:51 PM, Richard Laager <rlaager(a)WIKTEL.COM> wrote: > > MICE is responsible for the on-going support contract costs for the main > Arista switch. This was factored into the design of the port fees. > > We have received quotes from Arista. As is customary, the three-year > price is cheaper per year than the one-year price. The savings is > non-trivial, especially relative to our annual revenue, so I think it > would be wise to purchase the three-year contract. > > The three-year contract cost is more than our current cash balance. > After we collect this year's port fees, we will be able to cover it > while keeping a reasonable reserve. However, we need to do something > sooner, as it needs to be renewed this month. Fortunately, Arista has > offered to let us split the order in two halves to avoid us drawing the > bank balance too close to zero. > > Does the membership have any input they'd like to provide the board in > this matter? > > -- > Richard

Feb. 2, 2018

Re: Arista Support Contract

by Jeremy Lumby

I think it is worth getting the discount even though it draws the account down quite a bit. Thanks Arista for allowing the split. It is also a nice time to call for any donations. If anyone has been thinking about donating, but was on the fence about when, now would be a great time! -----Original Message----- From: MICE Discuss [mailto:MICE-DISCUSS@LISTS.IPHOUSE.NET] On Behalf Of Richard Laager Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2018 6:52 PM To: MICE-DISCUSS(a)LISTS.IPHOUSE.NET Subject: [MICE-DISCUSS] Arista Support Contract MICE is responsible for the on-going support contract costs for the main Arista switch. This was factored into the design of the port fees. We have received quotes from Arista. As is customary, the three-year price is cheaper per year than the one-year price. The savings is non-trivial, especially relative to our annual revenue, so I think it would be wise to purchase the three-year contract. The three-year contract cost is more than our current cash balance. After we collect this year's port fees, we will be able to cover it while keeping a reasonable reserve. However, we need to do something sooner, as it needs to be renewed this month. Fortunately, Arista has offered to let us split the order in two halves to avoid us drawing the bank balance too close to zero. Does the membership have any input they'd like to provide the board in this matter? -- Richard

Feb. 2, 2018

Arista Support Contract

by Richard Laager

MICE is responsible for the on-going support contract costs for the main Arista switch. This was factored into the design of the port fees. We have received quotes from Arista. As is customary, the three-year price is cheaper per year than the one-year price. The savings is non-trivial, especially relative to our annual revenue, so I think it would be wise to purchase the three-year contract. The three-year contract cost is more than our current cash balance. After we collect this year's port fees, we will be able to cover it while keeping a reasonable reserve. However, we need to do something sooner, as it needs to be renewed this month. Fortunately, Arista has offered to let us split the order in two halves to avoid us drawing the bank balance too close to zero. Does the membership have any input they'd like to provide the board in this matter? -- Richard

Feb. 2, 2018

Wow - new record traffic?

by Michael Hemphill

Hey MICE members. I see that last night MICE hit 233 Gig In & Out!! Is this a new peak for the exchange? State of the Union I suspect. Mike Mike Hemphill ColoConnect 612-812-5242 mikeh(a)ColoConnect.net<mailto:mikeh@ColoConnect.net> http://www.ColoConnect.net/ [cid:image003.jpg@01D39A8B.DB245780]

Jan. 31, 2018

Yahoo IPv4 prefix count limits tripped this morning

by Frank Bulk

Our IPv4 prefix count limits for two peering sessions with Yahoo (now Oath) tripped this morning around 3:04 and 3:11, respectively. They went from being under 163 to 219, at least a 30% increase. Just curious, are they doing some consolidation? The graph at bgp.he.net suggests that they've been at the 219 level for some months, so perhaps these are some prefixes that are only just now are showing up at MICE? Frank

Jan. 25, 2018

MN VoIP 40G upgrade

by Jason Hanke

MN Voip is upgrading the link to their remote switch to 40G. The new port will be Ethernet 3/6/1 -- Jay Hanke CTO Neutral Path Communications 3 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 204 Mankato, MN 56001 (507) 327-2398 mobile jayhanke(a)neutralpath.net www.neutralpath.net

Jan. 24, 2018

Re: Akamai bounce and graph

by DeLong, Owen

Yes please. We don’t disclose per-port statistics generally. Owen On Jan 18, 2018, at 07:37 , Jeremy Lumby <jlumby(a)MNVOIP.COM<mailto:jlumby@MNVOIP.COM>> wrote: My session bounced as well. When Marty was at Akamai, he requested that their graph be private. From: MICE Discuss [mailto:MICE-DISCUSS@LISTS.IPHOUSE.NET] On Behalf Of Frank Bulk Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2018 9:29 AM To: MICE-DISCUSS(a)LISTS.IPHOUSE.NET<mailto:MICE-DISCUSS@LISTS.IPHOUSE.NET> Subject: [MICE-DISCUSS] Akamai bounce and graph We saw our peering session with Akamai bounce around 9:10 am – anyone else? Jan 18 09:11:30 192.168.0.85 BGP: Peer 206.108.255.84 UP (ESTABLISHED) Jan 18 09:11:38 192.168.0.85 BGP: Peer 2001:504:27::51cc:0:1 UP (ESTABLISHED) And for some reason Akamai’s Cacti graph doesn’t show up in the Arista -> Traffic section. Is that opaque on purpose? I ask because when I click through it says “ACCESS DENIED” (in red =) ). Frank AS53347 ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MICE-DISCUSS list, click the following link: http://lists.iphouse.net/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=MICE-DISCUSS&A=1<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__lists.iphouse.net_cgi-2…> ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MICE-DISCUSS list, click the following link: http://lists.iphouse.net/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=MICE-DISCUSS&A=1<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__lists.iphouse.net_cgi-2…>

Jan. 18, 2018