[c-nsp] X2 to GigE

[Skeeve Stevens]

Yeah nice switch... would love it, but way way too over budget for this project.... and only need 4-5 ports...

So 9k vs 20k

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From: Lincoln Dale [mailto:ltd at cisco.com]
Sent: Monday, 20 April 2009 5:14 PM
To: Skeeve Stevens
Cc: Phil Pierotti; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] X2 to GigE

deploy a Cisco 10G switch?
if you're after an access switch for the datacenter, Nexus 5010 isn't a bad place to start.  under $1K/port for 20 x line rate 10G ports.


cheers,

lincoln.

Skeeve Stevens wrote:
That is EXACTLY what I am looking for!

Basically.. How do I get a HP Switch with 6 * 10GbE X2 slots into a normal Cisco GigE network...

...Skeeve

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From: Phil Pierotti [mailto:phil.pierotti at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, 20 April 2009 4:38 PM
To: Lincoln Dale
Cc: Skeeve Stevens; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net<mailto:cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] X2 to GigE

I'm guessing that Skeeve is looking for the HP equivalent of this delightful module from Cisco:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps7077/product_data_sheet0900aecd805bbee3.html

Phil P
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Lincoln Dale <ltd at cisco.com<mailto:ltd at cisco.com>> wrote:
Skeeve Stevens wrote:
Hey All,

I am looking at using a HP 10GbE switch with X2 slots.... but only X2 - no GigE.

I want to uplink this into a Cisco switch - SFP slot.

Since Cisco uses X2 as well, I am wondering if there is any X2 devices that I can put into the HP that can cross connect into a SFP GigE slot on a Cisco.

Steve,

you'd not understanding layer 1 here.

* GBIC, X2, SFP, Xenpak, SFP+, XFP are transceiver types.
* LC/SC are cable connector types for optics
* MM (FDDI grade, OM1, OM2, OM3), SM are fiber types.

SFP is generally used for gigabit (1G), X2 is generally used for 10G.
from a cabling perspective if this is all local within a single site then generally it would be MM fiber, if its new, suggest you go with OM3.
can't remember connector type on X2, think its SC like a GBIC?  if so, then a LC/SC patch will connect the two.

but you'd probably need a 10G interface to connect it in, which implies something on the Cisco end that is SFP+, X2, SFP, Xenpak.  i.e. NOT SFP.


cheers,

lincoln.



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