[64591] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Anybody using GBICs?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tom (UnitedLayer))
Tue Oct 28 16:55:10 2003
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 13:54:26 -0800 (PST)
From: "Tom (UnitedLayer)" <tom@unitedlayer.com>
To: lance_tatman@agilent.com
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <FC0B9DA2600ED4118F76009027AA5DDD0537DE92@ALEX2>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 lance_tatman@agilent.com wrote:
> To be more clear, I'm specifically referring to Gigabit Ethernet
> Converters and not SFPs for POS or SONET. So, to reprhase, where in
> your network topology, are you using Gigabit Ethernet, specifically GE
> interfaces using GBICS?
I think you already got your answer...
Most people using GigE, are using GBIC's.
I don't think I've ever seen SONET gear with replaceable interfaces...
> Are you using GE primarily for customer connections, server connections,
> peering points etc. ?
I think anyone who's willing to pay for, or can justify GigE, is going to
get a GigE connection.
