On Saturday, 4 January 2020 12:15:37 UTC+5:30, robert...@yahoo.com  wrote:   
      
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   > 10Gb and faster services are specialized.  You need to talk to an ISP   
   > providing that service, and you'll often need to arrange for a fiber   
   > to their facilities (usually you can lease a dark one), often from   
   > some other vendor.  40Gb carrier Ethernet is commonly available in   
   > metropolitan areas, as well as other choices.  SONET circuits leased   
   > from a telco are pretty common.   
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   > If you want multiple feeds, you need to get assigned an Autonomous   
   > System number, and a big enough block of IP addresses to be routable   
   > (generally anything smaller than a /24 won't be advertised).  Then you   
   > need to run BGP4 on the routers connecting your company to the outside   
   > world.  Slight modifications of the above for IPv6.   
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   > Typically you can get basic symmetrical 10Gb service (not BGP4) for in   
   > the ballpark of $1000/mo, although the lease rates on the fiber might   
   > be a fair chunk depending on the circumstances.   
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   > But you need to find a ISP in your area providing that service, and   
   > then figure out how to get connected to them (the carrier may be able   
   > to help).  At some point you might need to pay to run the fiber   
   > yourself, then pay for the facilities on which it runs.   
      
   Thanks for that answer (I'm not in America btw! :) ) There's a ton of stuff in   
   what you said that I'm going to have to Google - what's a DARK fiber, btw? :)    
   Out of curiosity, which company's routers would you recommend for the above   
   job? Why? :)   
      
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