There -could- be a router doing L3 behind the switch.  It's not that
uncommon, right?

On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 9:17 PM, Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Switch?  If people do layer 2 over $6,000+ microwave for backbone links
> between two POPs, that is a really bad idea in my opinion. WISPs love to
> build layer 2 clusterfucks because a lot of small ones start with basically
> no OSPF or BGP knowledge.
>
> Show me a real router platform that is in common use that supports 2.5
> Gbps SFP (not SFP+ on a rate limited port).
> On Jun 11, 2016 10:29 AM, "Jon Auer" <j...@tapodi.net> wrote:
>
>> Adtran NetVanta 1544 Ethernet switches (24xGigE, 4xSFP) have been 2.5G
>> capable since 2009.
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 4:17 PM, Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuh...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> There are such things as 2.5 Gbps SFPs used for fiber channel storage
>>> array applications (example: Cisco MDS9000) but you will not see them used
>>> in ethernet speaking routers/switches.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Erich Kaiser <
>>> er...@northcentraltower.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Check with John, but I thought he said something about a 2.5Gbps SFP,
>>>> not sure why they did not go 10G....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Erich Kaiser
>>>> North Central Tower
>>>> er...@northcentraltower.com
>>>> Office: 630-621-4804
>>>> Cell: 630-777-9291
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 12:41 PM, Cassidy B. Larson <c...@infowest.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> So I’m checking out the new Trango StrataPro data sheets… The Xi model
>>>>> appears to do 4Gbps full-duplex.. but no 10G SFP+.. So I’d have to use all
>>>>> three SFPs, and one copper gig to get it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Other notes: it appears they’re keying it up.. so you get to pay extra
>>>>> to unlock capacity to 1100Mbps and again to unlock max capacity to 
>>>>> 2200Mbps.
>>>>> Oh and if you want AES-256, you get to pay again.  The 1MB packet
>>>>> buffer.. seems low.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anybody else have any thoughts?  Anybody got one yet?
>>>>>
>>>>> -c
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>

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