Well very good description...but just this part i do not get. So you mentioned google connect to Att, sprint etc...well are connecting their router to their routers or switch to their switches?I am assuming you are referring to have to pay for a cross connect at your collocation.
A cross-connect would directly connect you to other networks or business partners in order to decrease latency and increase availability of your service or access to others services.
For example, Google has their Main DCs, but they also have POPs (point of presence) at many locations across the US at collocation facilities where there are a lot of connectivity options. 2323 Bryan St, is one of these locations in Dallas. Google has a cage with networking equipment and they cross-connect to ATT, Verizon, Sprint, TWC and a whole lot of other providers. This a allows ATT, Verizon, TWC subscribers, faster access to google services.
Well i kind of get the idea but not the full concept yet...read my other response right above upNot sure of your context so I'm inferring here:
Think about taking a piece of Cat7 or fiber and connecting it from your cabinet into another cage or cabinet in a data center.
"Cross connect" in a co-location or telecom facility just refers to cabling that is run outside of 1 customer's cage/rack.Well i kind of get the idea but not the full concept yet...read my other response right above up
This is going to be most expensive small Colo project ever.Not sure of your context
lol...no way...am just trying to understand these things..only way i learn things to be sincere..by asking questionsThis is going to be most expensive small Colo project ever.
What do you mean not everything is point to point?Everything is connected physically to answer your question. Now, not everything is point to point!
Let's see if that points ya in the right direction. Some providers and exchanges are pretty open minded about their infrastructure. Those can give you a nice impression on how things really work.
I already know 100% of whats in the entire video...you may want to read my specific questions very well...my questions are more detailed than what the video provides.Dont take this the wrong way, but its a pretty good explanation.
How Does the Internet Work ? - YouTube
Thanx. I may use that in the future to explain stuffDont take this the wrong way, but its a pretty good explanation.
How Does the Internet Work ? - YouTube
Everything is not connected to everything else directly (aka point to point). When you go to google.com, you go to your internet provider, your internet provider goes to an internet exchange, and maybe another internet exchange until it gets to an IX where google has a cage that has been interconnected to an ISP via a peering agreement. Then you get to see google.comWhat do you mean not everything is point to point?
Yes lots of themAlso does that mean they run cables across countries? continents? across the ocean/sea?
Your questions above seem to suggest otherwise.I already know 100% of whats in the entire video...you may want to read my specific questions very well...my questions are more detailed than what the video provides.
I didn't say 100% of everything..i said 100% of whats in the video...and i am not joking about that. The part i wanted to understand is how does cable pass across the sea? I mean thats the part i am not sure of. I mean how long will this cable be and which company run cables under the sea? Also i have heard about not only cable that sometimes...through satellite and to my surprise which was the answer i was waiting for...no one mentioned "Oh you know what sometimes not physical cable but sometimes using satellite"...but no...no one brought that up..so that is just the part i wanted to understand..i know lots about peering and exchange points..and pop locations..already@uberguru:
"The more you learn, the more you realize what you don't know."
Be humble dude, if we already know 100% of everything then no one will be chatting here; and imagine if we're all snippy when someone mentions things that 'we already know'.
Learning (and being humble doing it) is a useful skill not only so you get the valuable help from others but so your mind is receptive to all the new tidbits of information so you can learn quickly.
I've watched that youtube video again and there are some relevant points in it (watch the part about peering) that partially answers your question. I should add that the internet is not 100% technical. There are lots of economic forces that drives it, so think of what peering means for each parties to understand how they work. (IE: if you ask to peer with google, you'll have to ask yourself what google would gain from having access to your network, to understand how they would feel about giving you direct access to their network).
Underwater cables are usually bundles of fiber. Routers are made to be submerged and have many redundant backups. Service costs suck there.I didn't say 100% of everything..i said 100% of whats in the video...and i am not joking about that. The part i wanted to understand is how does cable pass across the sea? I mean thats the part i am not sure of. I mean how long will this cable be and which company run cables under the sea? Also i have heard about not only cable that sometimes...through satellite and to my surprise which was the answer i was waiting for...no one mentioned "Oh you know what sometimes not physical cable but sometimes using satellite"...but no...no one brought that up..so that is just the part i wanted to understand..i know lots about peering and exchange points..and pop locations..already
Can you give a scenario when its not connected point to point?Everything is not connected to everything else directly (aka point to point).