[c-nsp] 6500s/XFPs (Was XENPAK 10GB-LW (WAN PHY))

[Ed Butler]

Mikael has hit the nail on the head here. We would really like to put
10g equipment in, but don't want to start mixing XFP/X2/Xenpak modules.
It is a nightmare keeping spares especially when you factor in DWDM
modules aren't cheap.

Do Cisco have anything in the pipeline for XFPs on 6500s? (That will be
comparable in cost to the 6704/Xenpak solution)

Regards,

Ed Butler
RapidSwitch Ltd
DDI: 020 7106 0731

RapidSwitch Ltd, 5th Floor, Sovereign House, 227 Marsh Wall, London, E14
9SD

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-----Original Message-----
From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Mikael
Abrahamsson
Sent: 30 May 2006 07:46
To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] XENPAK 10GB-LW (WAN PHY)

On Tue, 30 May 2006, Emanuel Popa wrote:

> Richard,
>
> In order to use XFPs you need to aquire the following:
> - 7600-SIP-600 ($90,000)
> - SPA-OC192POS-XFP ($125,000)
> - XFP-10GLR-OC192SR ($4,000)
> - Total: $219,000
>
> If you want the XENPAK solution:
> - WS-X6704-10GE ($20,000)
> - XENPAK-10GB-LW ($15,000)
> - Total: $35,000
>
> Using XFPs seems pretty expensive. Why would anybody pay 6 times the 
> price of the XENPAK solution as long as this solution would work?

What he's talking about is that there are other vendors that offer XFP
based solutions with onboard configurable WANPHY/LANPHY (not POS) for
$3-5k per 2*10GE linecard and $2-3k or so per XFP (LR). (I don't
remember the exact listprice prices, it's much less than 6704+WANPHY
Xenpak anyway)

So what cisco needs to do is to offer a 6704 but with XFP slots and
LAN/WANPHY framer onboard, where the card is priced at the same price
(or preferrably less) than the 6704.

-- 
Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike at swm.pp.se
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