[j-nsp] SRX650 10GbE Interfaces

[Skeeve Stevens]

Hey,

With the SRX-GP-16GE only being about 2K, I think I will just do 4 etherchannels from the switch to the SRX.

There is just no cost justification.

...Skeeve

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On 21/10/2010, at 12:34 AM, Julien Goodwin wrote:

> On 20/10/10 23:20, Skeeve Stevens wrote:
>> Hey all,
>> 
>> On the Juniper product page for the SRX650 under interfaces it lists:
>> 
>> "2 x 10 GbE SFP+ / 10 GbE Base-T Copper"
>> 
>> I've found some obscure references to the PIM - code SRX-GP-2XE-SFPP-TX
>> 
>> Which seems to suggest you get 2 * SFP+ and 2 * 10GBase-T.  That is a little odd.
> 
> Fairly standard, you get the copper or the SFP. Same with plenty of
> switches (eg, EX3200).
> 
>> Has anyone used these... I can't even find a picture on Google, and most of my suppliers don't even list it - but one does.
> 
> I could *swear* I had some more details, but can't find anything. If you
> trawl through the 10.2 release notes you get this:
> 
> 2-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet XPIM—The 2-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet XPIM is
> supported on SRX650 devices.
> 
> The 2-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet XPIM provides a connection to high-speed
> Ethernet networks through branch WAN service and allows carriers to
> provide multiple levels of Ethernet service with a single connection
> option for all service ranges. The 2-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet XPIM is a
> single-slot XPIM that can be installed only in the 20-gigabit GPIM slots
> (slot 2 or 6) on the front panel of the SRX650 Services Gateway.
> 
> The 2-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet XPIM contains two 10-Gigabit Ethernet
> interfaces with both copper and small form-factor pluggable transceiver
> (SFP) terminations, to support redundancy and enable the SRX650 Services
> Gateway to be used as a pure security service device.
> 
> The following key features are supported on the 2-Port 10-Gigabit
> Ethernet XPIM:
> Online Insertion and Removal (OIR) capable.
> Contains a total of four ports (two SFP+ and two 10GBASE-T). Only two of
> the four ports can be active at any time; mix and match between the
> copper and fiber types is supported.
> ...
> Quad speed support for copper mode: 10GBASE-T IEEE 820.3an, 1000BASE-T
> IEEE 802.3ab, 100BASE-T IEEE 802.3u, and 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3.
> Standard quality-of-service (QoS) features.
> User-configuration of fiber and copper ports:
> When the interface is configured as a copper port, a typical Ethernet
> configuration such as Autoneg is supported. Forced rate and link mode
> are allowed. Four forced and Autoneg rates are provided: 10 gigabits, 1
> gigabit, 100 Mbps, and 10 Mbps.
> 
>> Also, does anyone know why these modules are so damn expensive (about US$9000) where most Cisco 2 port SFP+ modules, Juniper EX3200/4200 and HP E2910al cards are all around the $1200-$1500 range.
> 
> If they're not shipping in quantity that alone could be enough, the 4SFP
> / 2SFP+ module for the EX4200 cost a customer nearly $5k each when first
> available.
> 
> Then remember it's (essentially) a 2x10g module for a router that
> doesn't just do ethernet (even if that's all anyone does use them for)
> and so a lot of bits that are included as standard in ethernet-only gear
> is on the module.
> 
> -- 
> Julien Goodwin
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> "Blue Sky Solutioneering"