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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Sam<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Following on from what Josh said, another option is to ask your provider to provide you a burst capacity charged in the 95<sup>th</sup> percentile model. This will give you greater capacity when needed and decrease the chances of congestion happening during peak times.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Kindest Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>James Braunegg<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>P:</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> 1300 769 972 | <b>M:</b> 0488 997 207 | <b>D:</b> (03) 9751 7616</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>E:</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:james.braunegg@micron21.com"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>james.braunegg@micron21.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> | <b>ABN:</b> 12 109 977 666 <br><b>W:</b> <a href="http://www.micron21.com/tv-hosting">www.micron21.com/tv-hosting</a> <b>T:</b> @micron21</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br><img border=0 width=250 height=39 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CE8C8D.75B3AD30" alt="Description: Description: Description: Description: M21.jpg"><br></span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This message is intended for the addressee named above. It may contain privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you must not use, copy, distribute or disclose it to anyone other than the addressee. If you have received this message in error please return the message to the sender by replying to it and then delete the message from your computer.</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Joshua D'Alton<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 29, 2013 6:49 PM<br><b>To:</b> Samantha Scafe<br><b>Cc:</b> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] Suggestions: Moving from Layer 3 to Layer 2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>What you're asking is somewhat in the territory of trade secrets, but there are some fairly easy static things you can use, such as what james says. More details of how and what this impacts in your business and what exactly you mean by contention ratio would be useful.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Just so you know, scale plays a role in this, but it very much depends on the ratio as to how much scale actually matters.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If you want to take it to skype or something like that I've got 5+ years of data from all sorts of businesses at all sorts of scales that might help you narrow down those numbers.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Samantha Scafe <<a href="mailto:samantha@smellyblackdog.com.au" target="_blank">samantha@smellyblackdog.com.au</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-AU>Hi All<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-AU>We are being moved from a layer 3 to a layer 2 scenerio by our wholesaler.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-AU>I am trying to find a formula where I can work out pricing for the “gb” values for a plan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-AU>What is the suggested contention ratio to keep a happy medium?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-AU> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-AU>Please reply off list<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-AU> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F497D'>Sam</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=176 valign=top style='width:132.3pt;padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=163 height=44 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image003.png@01CE8C8D.75B3AD30" alt="cid:image001.png@01CD755D.799AF860"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=504 valign=top style='width:5.25in;padding:2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.5pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.5pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333'>Sam Scafe </span></b><span lang=PT-BR style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#CC0000'>|</span><span lang=PT-BR style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333'> System Adminstrator / Network 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