[AusNOG] Switch Failure

[Bevan Slattery]

Recently received a new Foundry switch which didn't power up.  Seeking
people's input to the possible cause of the failure...

http://www.pipenetworks.com/dead_switch_1.jpg

Cheers

[b]

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> [mailto:ausnog-bounces at ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Stephen Baxter
> Sent: Wednesday, 18 January 2006 8:42 AM
> To: ausnog at ausnog.net
> Subject: [AusNOG] FW: [CAnet - news] Charging content 
> providers is nowhappening
> 
> Interesting article about the whole 2 tier Internet. 
> 
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> [mailto:news-bounces at canarie.ca] On Behalf Of Bill St.Arnaud
> Sent: Wednesday, 18 January 2006 6:09 AM
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> Subject: [CAnet - news] Charging content providers is now happening
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: DV Henkel-Wallace -d
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> 
> BellSouth wants new Net fees
> http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B02432D2D-1EE0-4037-
> A15F-54B748D6CF26%7D&siteid=mktw&dist=
> 
> By Frank Barnako, MarketWatch
> Last Update: 4:40 PM ET Jan. 16, 2006
> 
> WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- BellSouth Corp. confirmed Monday 
> that it is pursuing discussions with Internet content 
> companies to levy charges to reliably and speedily deliver 
> their content and services.
> 
> Bill Smith, chief technology officer at BellSouth justified 
> content charging companies by saying they are using the 
> telco's network without paying for it.
> 
> "Higher usage for broadband services drives more costs that 
> we have to recover," he said in a telephone interview.
> 
>   He suggested that Apple Computer might be asked to pay a 
> nickel or a dime to insure the complete and rapid 
> transmission of a song via the Internet, which is being used 
> for more and more content-intensive purposes. He cited Yahoo 
> Inc.'s plans to stream reality TV shows as an example.
> 
> "It's the shipping business of the digital age," Smith said, 
> arguing that consumers should welcome the pay-for-delivery concept.
> 
>   BellSouth has discussed its idea with MovieLink, a 
> film-download service. He called MovieLink an example of the 
> kind of company that wants customers to have a good 
> experience and would view costs incurred in the strengthening 
> of BellSouth's Internet capacity as worthwhile. Smith also 
> said online game companies are likely candidates for charges.
> 
> Over the weekend, Internet entrepreneur and NBA team owner 
> Mark Cuban wrote on his blog at BlogMaverick.com that such 
> fees are critical to the survival of the Internet. "Our 
> ability to consume bandwidth is growing far, far faster than 
> the speed at which it is being added,"  
> he said. "The more bandwidth we consume, the more Internet 
> traffic jams we have."
> 
> Cuban wants telephone and cable and wireless companies to 
> work out a way to deliver traffic at various levels of 
> service quality. "Yes, that will mean some content will cost 
> more if we want it faster," he conceded. "But that will be 
> our choice."
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