Oh, about price ... the 7124's are about US$13,000 list. Don't expect as much of a discount off list as they price their stuff pretty low anyway. The ER optics are about $6K I think, SR optics are under $600<br><br>
So the optics for a long distance link will cost about half as much as the switch cost.<br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 12:35 AM, Robert Hass <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:robhass@gmail.com">robhass@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 7:55 AM, George B. <<a href="mailto:georgeb@gmail.com">georgeb@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> An alternative to the TurboIron 24x might be something like the Arista 7100<br>
> series depending on what features you need. They produce an ER optic.<br>
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</div>George, and how about preventing micro-bursts mentioned by Nick at<br>
Arista 7100 gear ? How deep buffers it has ? How about pricing<br>
comparing to TI24X (it's $12k GPL). I just need 8-16 10GE ports in<br>
1-2U form factor.<br>
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