[AusNOG] Discussion point: Why aren't the NBNCo tails symmetric in speed?

[Chris Gibbs]

Hi Skeeve,

Depends if you can wait. NBN Co roadmap lists symmetrical services under Enterprise Ethernet Services. However, unfortunately not until 2016+.

http://www.nbnco.com.au/industry/service-providers/product-components/product-roadmap.html (2016+)

http://www.nbnco.com.au/assets/documents/initial-roadmap.pdf (provides more details but the one above has updated dates.

given that NBN Co didn't release the latest roadmap release, it will be interesting to see if this product sticks around.

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From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Skeeve Stevens
Sent: Monday, 7 April 2014 8:53 PM
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Subject: [AusNOG] Discussion point: Why aren't the NBNCo tails symmetric in speed?

Hey all,

I am sure this will spurn a healthy discussion... perhaps with conflicting views...

But I was wondering the other day 'Why aren't NBNCo tails sold as symmetric speeds?'

Considering:

- The transit the RSP buys is symmetric (nearly always)
- The network core of the RSP is symmetric
- The handoff to either NBNCo or an aggregator (and then NBNCo) is pretty much always symmetric
- The PoI's core is symmetric
- The fibre to the home is symmetric capable
- The NTU is just ethernet - symmetric
- Anything they plug into the NTU is symmetrical - ethernet

Google Fibre in the US is 1G/1G in speeds...

So... unless I am missing something obvious (always possible)... Why are NBNCo tails not sold as symmetrical speeds?

I am not sure why there is this artificial design in these products to make them asymmetric.  There doesn't seem to be any gain by doing this that I can think of.

Gone are the days of DSL like speeds and unbalanced design... even ATM was symmetrical.

Keen for peoples opinions.

...Skeeve

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