Re: Lightning Debates at NANOG 51

[Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>]

On Dec 7, 2010, at 11:20 AM, Tom Daly wrote:

> Folks,
> I've been tempted by the NANOG PC into trying to run some "Lightning Debates" at NANOG 51 in Miami. The idea, similar 
> to lighting talks, is a 30 minute session, covering 3 debate topics, 10 minutes each. Each person would get 5 minutes 
> to argue their side of the issue.
>
> Some ideas so far:
>
> UPS Systems: Battery vs. Flywheel
Which side will be represented by the folks from 365 Main?

> Cooling: Raised floor vs. Underfloor
What about overhead (which is the usual opposite to underfloor
which is the same as raised floor in most cases)

> Power: AC vs. DC
I think this is more context sensitive and that a one-size fits all argument
on either side wouldn't make much sense.

> Ethernet: 40GE vs. 100GE
ROFL

> Optics: XFP vs. SFP+
This is a debate topic? Really?

> Address Families: IPv4 vs. IPv6
Ooh... This one might be interesting.

Owen