[64969] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: 24-port Gigabit + two 10Gb uplinks
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff Kell)
Thu Nov 6 19:42:25 2003
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 19:41:40 -0500
From: Jeff Kell <jeff-kell@utc.edu>
To: Eric Kuhnke <eric@fnordsystems.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.2.20031106143735.030628c8@216.82.101.6>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Eric Kuhnke wrote:
> It looks like 24*1Gb + 2*10Gb switches will be showing up soon:
> Certainly not as cheap as a 2950 with two Gb ports, but this is the
> start of an entirely new generation of edge switches. Does anyone want
> to hazard a guess as how long it will be before 24+10Gb switches are
> selling for $1,500?
Well, for now we have:
WS-C2970G-24TS-E Catalyst 2970 24 10/100/1000T + 4 SFP, Enhanced Image
currently listed at USD 5,495.00.
That's 24Gb + *4* Gb uplinks. Not quite 10Gb, but close. The 3750Gs
are layer 3 for a few grand more.
Jeff
