[AusNOG] Vocus cable photos

[Stuart Wilson]

Interesting.

We worked with several HFT (High Frequency Traders) in the US and they will "sell their grandmothers left arm for a uSec".  It turns out that in the HFT world, speed of transaction is much more significant than trading algorithm, and a uSec counts.

Spread Networks www.spreadnetworks.com setup a direct cable run between NYC and Chicago, spent a fortune on the installation (reportedly US$300m) which was a dedicated trench (literally) as line of sight rather than tracing all the small POPs in a zig-zag, 825 fibre miles, 13.1 mSec, shaving a (reputedly) 1.5 mSec off the flight time.

Also, take a look at McKay www.mckay-brothers.com who are proposing a microwave path (air is twice as fast as glass).  Has anyone starting setting up dedicated uWave across the harbor yet ?

The HFT guys will drive some interesting behavior in the Australian carrier market.

Stuart at endace.com

From: Lincoln Dale <ltd at aristanetworks.com<mailto:ltd at aristanetworks.com>>
Date: Thursday, 14 June 2012 1:57 PM
To: David Hughes <David at hughes.com.au<mailto:David at hughes.com.au>>
Cc: <ausnog at ausnog.net<mailto:ausnog at ausnog.net>>
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Vocus cable photos

On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 11:25 AM, David Hughes <David at hughes.com.au<mailto:David at hughes.com.au>> wrote:
Awesome stuff James!   I wonder if there was a commercial justification for this or if it was just to get better bandwidth into the Vocus office in North Sydney  :-)

If I were into betting, my money would be a few folks that care about every microsecond and want the most direct fiber path from the CBD to a certain facility in Gore Hill ...


cheers,

lincoln.

power to see all

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