As I always say, if you are looking at refurbished gear and need a full routing table, you really need to pay attention to the specific part numbers. There is a lot of junk on Ebay. LOL
Erich Kaiser North Central Tower [email protected] Office: 630-621-4804 Cell: 630-777-9291 On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: > I almost ended up with 4 MLXe-8's a few months ago, but ended up getting a > killer deal on some MX960s instead. > On Feb 27, 2016 1:37 PM, "Erich Kaiser" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> If you go with Brocade, the MLXe is the lowest line that will give you >> full MPLS with the number of ports you are requiring 10 or 40 or 100. I >> talked to them yesterday about where their line is between CER and MLXe. I >> was told possibly early next year, but no specifics. >> >> If you want me to price one or two for you, let me know. We just did a >> big order of CERs for Fusion, so we are on their radar :) >> >> Erich Kaiser >> North Central Tower >> [email protected] >> Office: 630-621-4804 >> Cell: 630-777-9291 >> >> >> On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 1:23 PM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Windstream. I assume it's running on the same DTN-X platform that their >>> 100G is running on, which should do coherent 40G. >>> >>> I know it will depend on what they're using and obviously how proud they >>> are of it. I'm just here to talk about the switches on the ends and not >>> what's in the middle. I can't make an informed decision without having both >>> pieces and in due time I'll have the transport cost piece. >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> Mike Hammett >>> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >>> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >>> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >>> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >>> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >>> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >>> >>> >>> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From: *"Erich Kaiser" <[email protected]> >>> *To: *[email protected] >>> *Sent: *Saturday, February 27, 2016 1:05:18 PM >>> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] 40G >>> >>> Mike, >>> >>> Whos long haul is it? It will depend on what they are using on their >>> end. The cheapest solution is multi-10g waves. >>> >>> >>> Erich Kaiser >>> North Central Tower >>> [email protected] >>> Office: 630-621-4804 >>> Cell: 630-777-9291 >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 11:48 AM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> It would be getting waves on someone else's long haul network. >>>> >>>> 10G is a slam dunk over 10x 1G. Just checking out the scene for 40G. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- >>>> Mike Hammett >>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >>>> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >>>> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >>>> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >>>> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >>>> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >>>> >>>> >>>> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From: *"Sterling Jacobson" <[email protected]> >>>> *To: *[email protected] >>>> *Sent: *Saturday, February 27, 2016 11:25:12 AM >>>> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] 40G >>>> >>>> Depends on the distance, is this for WAN over a mile or two? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> QSFP+ modules and switches can be cheap, but I agree that long distance >>>> bonding of 4x10 SFP+ modules is cheaper. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Gino Villarini >>>> *Sent:* Saturday, February 27, 2016 10:22 AM >>>> *To:* [email protected]; [email protected] >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 40G >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> i think is more cost effective to bond 4 10g? >>>> >>>> Sent from Outlook Mobile <https://aka.ms/qtex0l> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 9:17 AM -0800, "Josh Reynolds" < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Which means that 40Gb WAN kin is now a steal :) >>>> >>>> On Feb 27, 2016 11:05 AM, "Gino Villarini" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> 40g is for lan, wan has jumped to 100g >>>> >>>> Sent from Outlook Mobile <https://aka.ms/qtex0l> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 8:37 AM -0800, "Mike Hammett" <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> For those of you that have looked at 40G, what are your thoughts on the >>>> hardware available? I'm looking at primarily switching, though something >>>> that does VPLS, CE or similar features would be nice. Something with TRILL >>>> or a TRILL derivative would be nice too. >>>> >>>> I'm not talking Juniper MX scale. Light on power is one of the biggest >>>> priorities. >>>> >>>> It doesn't need to have a million ports, either. I do like the Nexus 9k >>>> that we've got, but in some areas, something with more functionality would >>>> be nice. >>>> >>>> I'm perfectly aware that what I want feature wise may not be available >>>> cost wise. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- >>>> Mike Hammett >>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >>>> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >>>> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >>>> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >>>> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >>>> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >>>> >>>> >>>> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>
