<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'>So I'm looking at migrating a large number of analog lines to our Cisco solution. Right now, the most economical approach is a stack of VG224s, however, Cisco has a (new) bundle, the <span>C3945-112FXS/K9. The per port cost is still quite a bit more (almost double) so I'm finding it difficult to justify even to myself, let alone mgmt. SmartNet costs are about equal, with the 3945 bundle just a bit cheaper.<br><br>I understand that I would be managing 4.5 VG224s to every 3945 bundle, but really, once these things go in, they're really just left alone. <br><br>Some other things I've been thinking:<br></span><ul><li>Pro: 3945 has a slightly denser port count per RU (112/4RU vs 96/4RU)</li><li>Pro: 3945 would use less uplink ports (2 per 112 vs 8 per 96)</li><li>Con: H/W issues would bring down 112 ports</li><li>Con: shelving a spare would be much more expensive</li><li>Con: configuration would be a bit more complex, different port types</li><li>Con: not known if SRST registration would behave the same way to a core 3945</li></ul>What do others think? What would you do?<br><br>Lelio<br><br><span id="7cfbb40c-a4b1-4204-bd00-d872375142d4"><br><br><span name="x"></span>---<br>Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.<br>Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1<br>(519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (JNHN)<br>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<br>Cooking with unix is easy. You just sed it and forget it. <br> - LFJ (with apologies to Mr. Popeil)<br><span name="x"></span><br></span><br></div></body></html>