[c-nsp] 10GB redundant fiber between buildings able to pull off ethernet, DS-3, etc.

[Jared Mauch]

On Fri, Mar 23, 2007 at 09:24:19AM -0400, Matthew Crocker wrote:
> 
> I would keep the Ethernet and telco stuff separate,  assuming you  
> have easy access to fiber.  You could build a 2 node OC-48 ring with  
> Cisco 15454 gear pretty cheaply,  That will handle 48 DS-3s & OC-3  
> circuits.   For ethernet just run 10G off a 7600 series

	You could also just build the ring with 10GE and transport the
DS3/OC3's as a martini l2vpn depending on how much you love mpls.

	- Jared

> On Mar 22, 2007, at 7:37 PM, Rick Ernst wrote:
> > We've run out of floor space at our colocation facility and are taking
> > over another space about 200 yards away.
> >
> > I need an active/protect type of connection between the buildings.   
> > I'd
> > need to pull off multiple ethernet VLANs, and also some DS-3 and  
> > possibly
> > even OC-3  circuits for out-of-band connections.
> >
> > Is there a single device that will handle this, or would it work out
> > better to light up some additional strands and have different gear  
> > for the
> > ethernet side and the "telco" side?
> >
> > Ethernet-only with meshing, EAPS, FSTP, whatever is pretty trivial,  
> > but I
> > need the copper connections, too.
> >
> > Recommendations?
> >
> > Thanks!,
> > Rick
> >
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