Soapartfromlookingcool, they'reactually a reallyusefulwaytoseeifthenetworkat a glanceinthatdarkcloudisrunningornot.
Soonecanlookacrossthefieldandseeourpower.
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Sofromhereis a complexdistributionnetworkofffivercomplex, physicallynotsocomplex, logicallyeachswitchineachofthesedarkclothesdirectlyconnectedtoourcoreswitch.
Butthat's a lotoffibertorun, Sowhatweactuallydoiswerun a fiberfromeachoneto a kindofhubtartanclotheson.
Thatwasourplan B R Plan A, whichwereallywantedtodobecauseweliketodosomething a bitchallengingin a bitdifferenteveryyearwastorunfivebutthroughtheducksonthesite.
And I'm verygladwepulledthatoffbecauseit's somuchneaterandsomucheasiertogetwhereyouneedtogo.
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Wehad a reeferrefrigeratedshippingcontainer, whichwasmassiveandreallycold.
Vitalserviceisthatwoulddivideonfightsin S T H E G networkmonitoringthatweuseconfigurationmanagementticketsbackcontainerontheairconditioner.
Prettymucheverythingelsehereisonloanfromeither a benderoronorganizationcalledEvent, inwhichsomeofourteamsetupintheNetherlandstokindofholdtheirnativeequipmentfromvendorsonstoreitinsurance, shipitouttoeachoftheseevents.
Wehavefivecominginfromourprovider, whichisthenpatchedintotheirnetworkterminatingdevicethatthisiswhattheyused a martyrandmanagethecircuitincasethere's a problem.
Thisisthelittledevicewewereusingfortesting.
Thisishowwewereabletosee a monthagothatthecircuitwasdoneandthatwecouldget a fullgigabit.