[j-nsp] juniper trinity

[joe mcguckin]

Why didn't they name it 'Turbo' ?


Joe McGuckin
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On Oct 31, 2009, at 2:32 PM, Richard A Steenbergen wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 05:35:45PM -0700, Judah Scott wrote:
>> The datasheet for the new MX 3D line cards is a little strange.   
>> Assuming
>> that a find-and-replace of "KB" to "K" will make it more coherent,  
>> this is
>
> Oh and on the subject of technical fail, what's up with the naming
> scheme of the 16x10GE card?
>
>> MPC-3D-16XGE-SFPP 16 port 10 GbE MPC requires small form factor
>> pluggable transceiver (SFP+) interfaces
>>
>> "The 16 port 10GbE fixed configuration MPC for the MX Series 3D
>> routers provide unprecedented port density and performance for the
>> metro core and for large enterprises."
>
> What idiot thought "hey I know, let's call this a fixed-configuration
> modular port concentrator, instead of a DPC like all the other fixed
> config cards we have"? Probably the same one who thought throwing "3D"
> into the part numbers made everything cooler. I wonder if the cards  
> come
> with glasses that make the logo pop out at you or something. :)
>
> -- 
> Richard A Steenbergen <ras at e-gerbil.net>       http://www.e-gerbil.net/ras
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