[c-nsp] Recommendations for 10GBase-Capable switch

[Elmar K. Bins]

rhayden at doit.wisc.edu (Robert Hayden) wrote:

> I think there's a new 4900 series with 2 10GB and a bucket oF 1GE.

4948, the interface type is kind of unusual, but otherwise it seems
ok (I have no use for this bandwidth, so nothing practical).


> We've been complaining for a while about the 3750 with the 10GE port. 
> We really wish the 16 ports were SFPs rather than copper.  At least it 
> could then become a good aggregator for a building with a 10GE uplink.

The solution in the 3750 series is simple: Use two chassis. Stack them.
If you need another interface type, well, it's ugly, but you could at
least stack another -12S to them.

Of course this will soon become more expensive than the 49.

Elmar.

PS: Having the 10GE-box not carry SFP-GEs is really weird...