[159081] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: why haven't ethernet connectors changed?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brielle Bruns)
Fri Dec 21 10:15:14 2012
From: Brielle Bruns <bruns@2mbit.com>
In-Reply-To: <ED78B1C68B84A14FA706D13A230D7B431A1E894F@ITS-MAIL01.campus.ad.csulb.edu>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:15:48 -0700
To: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
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Some of us still have a stock of legacy gear and cables - things like v35 ca=
bles for connecting to CSU/DSUs, and even the occasional AUI hub. :)
You wouldn't believe how much people will pay for legacy computer gear when t=
hey need it to keep their business going.
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Brielle
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On Dec 21, 2012, at 7:57 AM, Matthew Black <Matthew.Black@csulb.edu> wrote:
> http://www.blackbox.com/Store/Detail.aspx/Ethernet-Transceiver-Cable-Offic=
e-Environment-PVC-IEEE-802-3-Right-Angle-Connector-3-ft-0-9-m/LCN216%C4%8200=
03
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> Only $55.95 for a 3-foot transceiver cable. What was more surprising is th=
at Black Box is still around.
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> matthew black
> california state university, long beach
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Thomas [mailto:mike@mtcc.com]=20
> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 10:20 AM
> To: NANOG list
> Subject: why haven't ethernet connectors changed?
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> I was looking at a Raspberry Pi board and was struck with how large the et=
hernet
> connector is in comparison to the board as a whole. It strikes me: etherne=
t
> connectors haven't changed that I'm aware in pretty much 25 years. Every o=
ther
> cable has changed several times in that time frame. I imaging that if anyb=
ody
> cared, ethernet cables could be many times smaller. Looking at wiring clos=
ets,
> etc, it seems like it might be a big win for density too.
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> So why, oh why, nanog the omniscient do we still use rj45's?
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> Mike
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