[cisco-voip] PoE alternatives

[Mike Hyde]

We have been using Linksys SRW224P switches.  24 Port PoE with QOS for  
under $500.  The downside is that they do not understand CDP.

On Apr 18, 2008, at 1:02 PM, Norton, Mike wrote:

> Anyone use third-party PoE midspans for powering phones? Particularly
> with a 2950/2960 switch?
>
> I typically have been installing the PoE version of 3550 or 3560
> switches for phones. However, I am entertaining the idea of using a  
> 2960
> switch with a third-party PoE midspan, because it is much cheaper  
> and we
> do not really use any of the layer-3 switch features anyway. I also  
> have
> some future phone installs coming up where there are several existing
> 2950 switches already in place. In particular, I am looking at
> Microsemi/PowerDsine for midspans.
>
> If anyone can provide their thoughts/experiences with such a setup, or
> other alternatives, I would appreciate it.
>
> P.S. I am aware of the new 2960 model that has PoE, but it is not
> available in 48-port nor with 1000BaseT uplinks, so by the time I buy
> two and put SFP modules in, a regular 48-port with midspans is still
> appealing.
>
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