[cisco-voip] VoIP Lab WS-6608X blade

[Lelio Fulgenzi]

The 6608 blades are EOL. If you are looking at learning new stuff, I'd stick with ISRs. You could probably get a CMM but I'm not sure they're any more long term than the 6608s. I don't think they've been EOL'd but I wouldn't be surprised with the limited memory etc. If you look at the cost of outfitting a Catalyst switch with CMM blades it's much more expensive than a bunch of VG224s and an ISR. And that's not including the chasis either.

The only thing the 6608s blades were great for was that you could configure each individually for a seperate cluster. The only way you can do that with ISRs or CMMs as far as I know is to use H323 gateways. Then again, people are moving towards H323 gateways and away from MGCP for a number of reasons too. Which is another reason they 6608 blade might not serve you well.

Lelio
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jeff Garvas 
  To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net 
  Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 9:04 AM
  Subject: [cisco-voip] VoIP Lab WS-6608X blade



  I've been working on building out a VoIP lab and I have about 95% of the hardware.  The blueprint calls for a 6608X blade which is no longer available unless you can find one used.

  I'm looking for opinions from those of you who may have begun studying the lab.  Would it make sense to hunt one of these down used or to use the recommended replacement cards?     I'm thinking finding a used card might be more economical.

  In fact, if anyone has a 6608X blade available that they'd like to trade I have a other blades available I could swap in a trade.  All I ask is that it works.  If you're interested in a swap contact me off list.

  -Jeff 







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